Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Thursday 6 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 Wednesday 5 February 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Thursday 6 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.
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 assessment he has made of the availability of bus services across the country.
(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)
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 of 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) dismissed 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 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 his Department has 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 outcome of the negotiations on 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 on 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 on 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 on food crime have been attended by (a) Minsters and (b) civil servants.
(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) male and (b) female foetuses 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 the effectiveness of the 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
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)
84
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)
85
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)
86
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)
87
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)
88
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)
89
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)
90
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)
91
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)
92
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)
93
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend or replace the Child Poverty Act 2010 as a result of his Department's consultation on measuring child poverty.
(186338)
94
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)
95
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)
96
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)
97
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)
98
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)
99
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)
Notices given on Tuesday 4 February
1
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how his Deparment expects the cost of installing, maintaining and repairing special equipment and adaptations for housing will be met after universal credit replaces housing benefit.
[Transferred]
(186376)
2
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to protect grandparents' access rights.
[Transferred]
(186275)
3
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of grandparents' right of access to their grandchildren in the event of family breakdown.
[Transferred]
(186325)
4
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from the Law Officers' Departments since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186577)
5
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2014, Official Report, column 1W on CPS Direct, what proportion of calls to CPS Direct were answered within three minutes in 2013; and what the average queuing time was in each month.
(186617)
6
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were commenced by the Crown Prosecution Service in 2012-13 for (a) stalking and (b) stalking involving fear of serious violence or alarm or distress.
(186630)
7
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were commenced by the Crown Prosecution Service for harassment in each of the last six years; and of these how many were domestic-violence flagged.
(186631)
8
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how his Department plans to consult the science community and industry on the content of the Science and Innovation strategy.
(186551)
9
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186576)
10
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria local authorities will have to meet when bidding for the proposed nuclear engineering college to be located within their area.
(186633)
11
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the timetable for the proposed nuclear engineering college will be.
(186634)
12
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking in response to the European Parliament resolution to reduce the gender pay gap by five per cent each year and eliminate the gender pay gap by 2020.
(186596)
13
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to improve the level of resources invested in green technology in the UK relative to international comparators.
(186666)
14
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has adopted targets relating to international benchmarks for the national level of investment in green technology.
(186667)
15
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of UK Trade and Investment's ability to assist firms wishing to take part in World Expo 2020 in Dubai.
(186533)
16
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what technical assistance will be available to businesses wanting to take advantage of the opportunities in World Expo 2020 in Dubai.
(186534)
17
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to UK businesses of securing contracts from World Expo 2020 in Dubai.
(186535)
18
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with UK Trade and Investment on how small businesses can secure contracts for World Expo 2020 in Dubai.
(186536)
19
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186703)
20
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assets his Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186567)
21
Sammy Wilson
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to reduce the student opportunity allocation in higher education in 2014-15.
(186614)
22
Sammy Wilson
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students in higher education used funding from the student opportunity allocation in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
(186615)
23
Sammy Wilson
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of reduction in the student opportunity allocation on the ability of socially disadvantaged students to access higher education.
(186616)
24
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the refusal of state aid approval for compensation for the carbon floor price on energy intensive industries; and if he will make a statement.
(186550)
25
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contingency plans the Government plans to ensure the competitiveness of UK-based energy-intensive industries in the event of the European Commission not giving state aid approval to compensation for the carbon floor price; and if he will make a statement.
(186552)
26
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186578)
27
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186704)
28
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186592)
29
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the savings to the public purse of restricting the new tax-free childcare scheme to parents earning less than (a) £100,000, (b) £90,000, (c) £80,000, (d) £75,000, (e) £70,000, (f) £65,000 and (g) £60,000 a year.
(186597)
30
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of people who will be fined for failing to register for self-assessment to continue to receive child benefit and (b) the total amount charged in fines for failing to register for self-assessment to continue to receive child benefit.
(186622)
31
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186716)
32
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was overpaid in tax credits by HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
(186464)
33
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of overall tax credits payments in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 were found to be overpayments.
(186468)
34
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the current level of tax credits overpayment debt is; and what estimate he has made of such figures at the end of 2014-15.
(186469)
35
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs expects to write off in tax credits debt in 2012-13.
(186470)
36
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the level of savings HM Revenue and Customs expects to make on reducing tax credits error and fraud between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
(186483)
37
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to replace the mortgage rescue scheme; and if he will make a statement.
(186494)
38
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent employees there are at (a) his Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs whose work is dedicated to enforcing the minimum wage.
(186607)
39
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to amend the carbon floor price; and if he will make a statement.
(186608)
40
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which agency is recruiting resilience firefighters via the Direct.gov website; and what role this organisation plays.
(186521)
41
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186579)
42
Jim Dowd
(Lewisham West and Penge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward amendments to the Bromley London Borough Council (Crystal Palace) Act 1990.
(186474)
43
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186705)
44
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the regulations governing the staffing of betting shops were last reviewed; and if she will make a statement.
(186525)
45
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if she will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from her Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186580)
46
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations her Department has received on the safety of staff working on their own in betting shops.
(186669)
47
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the arrangements to ensure the safety of staff single-working in betting shops; and ifshe will make a statement.
(186670)
48
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which organisation her Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether she has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186706)
49
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assets her Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186568)
50
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186581)
51
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) contract staff in his Department are paid the Living Wage or above.
(186672)
52
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186707)
53
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has held with Telford and Wrekin Borough Council on the expansion of MoD Donnington.
(186459)
54
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding support is available (a) for new war memorials to honour those killed in the First World War and (b) to recognise the contribution of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry.
(186460)
55
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will support the erection of a memorial to the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry at the National Arboretum.
(186461)
56
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2014, Official Report, column 85W, on helicopter capabilities, where the 6,000 personnel have been relocated to within the United Kingdom.
(186718)
57
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel in (a) Plymouth and (b) total have been housed in hotel accommodation in each of the last 12 months; and what the cost of such accommodation has been.
(186498)
58
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when an updated version of New Operating Model: How Defence Works will be published.
(186499)
59
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of the joint UK-US firing trials of Brimstone missiles which took place at China Lake in December 2013 and January 2014 from MQ-9 Reaper.
[R]
(186610)
60
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what potential co-operative opportunities have been identified by his Department as potentially benefiting from the proposed Joint User Group for Reaper.
[R]
(186611)
61
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2014, Official Report, column 69 on Yemen, what steps his Department is taking to support the Yemeni and US governments in combating any common threat.
[R]
(186663)
62
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2014, Official Report, column 598W on unmanned aerial vehicles, what future basing options his Department has identified for the Reaper capability following the end of ISAF operations in Afghanistan.
[R]
(186664)
63
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Office since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186582)
64
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he had with (a) church groups, (b) unions and (c) political opposition parties in Colombia on his forthcoming visit to that country.
(186502)
65
Mr Jeremy Browne
(Taunton Deane):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of pupils in England in 2012-13 achieved no GCSEs at A* to C at all.
(186665)
66
Mr Jeremy Browne
(Taunton Deane):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of Government spending was on schools in England in each year since 1984, adjusted for inflation.
(186724)
67
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 69 of the draft SEN Code of Practice, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of making the Early Years Foundation Stage profile non-statutory on the future learning of children.
(186527)
68
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 69 of the draft SEN Code of Practice, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of making the Early Years Foundation Stage profile non-statutory on the support needs of children.
(186528)
69
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 69 of the draft SEN Code of Practice, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of making the Early Years Foundation Stage profile non-statutory on the support needs of children with speech, language and communication needs.
(186529)
70
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effects making the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) profile non-statutory on summarising and describing children's attainment at the end of the EYFS.
(186530)
71
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of making the Early Years Foundation Stage profile non-statutory on the relationship between early years settings and local primary schools.
(186531)
72
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Early Years Foundation Stage profile non-statutory on ensuring a smooth transition of educational support between early years settings and local primary schools.
(186532)
73
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186583)
74
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of education penalty notices on low income families.
(186504)
75
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186708)
76
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assets his Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186569)
77
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186584)
78
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the written Answer of 29 January 2014, Official Report, column 575W, on energy: prices, if he will make it his policy to require suppliers to pass on the savings from changes to green levies to customers on fixed-price deals.
(186719)
79
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Ofgem in regulating the energy market to protect the interests of consumers.
(186720)
80
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186709)
81
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what definition his Department uses for a Lower Super Output Area.
(186516)
82
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assets his Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186570)
83
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps have been taken to prepare for conversion of the Eggborough power plant to biomass before the decision not to award Eggborough a green subsidy.
(186600)
84
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the costs to the public purse were of preparation for conversion of Eggborough power plant to biomass.
(186601)
85
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether any Minister in his Department has visited Eggborough power plant in the last 12 months.
(186602)
86
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish all relevant documents on the decision not to award the Eggborough power plant a green subsidy.
(186604)
87
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions or meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with representatives of recognised trade unions about the future of the Eggborough plant.
(186606)
88
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the Eggborough plant is owned by foreign companies.
(186612)
89
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many apprenticeships have been awarded at the Eggborough power plant site in the last five years.
(186613)
90
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to keep the Eggborough power plant open beyond 2015.
(186623)
91
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people are employed on a zero hours contract at the Eggborough power plant.
(186624)
92
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many apprenticeships will be incomplete if the Eggborough power plant closes in 2015.
(186625)
93
Mr Dave Watts
(St Helens North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many applications Ofgem has received for large commercial solar schemes.
(186463)
94
Mr Dave Watts
(St Helens North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many large commercial solar applications have been approved by Ofgem to date.
(186465)
95
Mr Dave Watts
(St Helens North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to simplify and speed up the applications process for commercial solar schemes.
(186466)
96
Mr Dave Watts
(St Helens North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average time taken by Ofgem to complete large solar commercial applications is.
(186467)
97
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186585)
98
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to require the Environment Agency to dredge the Aldingbourne Rife in West Sussex.
(186520)
99
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Secretary of State for the Home Department on charges for firearm licences.
(186462)
100
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186710)
101
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assets his Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186571)
102
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what costs savings he expects to make at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, over the next 12 months; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of such changes on the services provided to the public by the gardens.
(186736)
103
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of costs savings at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on the scientific research and conservation work carried out at the gardens.
(186737)
104
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on maintenance of buildings within the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in 2012-13; and if he will list each such building and the cost of repairs to it during that period.
(186738)
105
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place the most recent version of the draft Morecambe Bay Hybrid Fisheries Order in the Library.
(186668)
106
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the rise of the pheasant population and its impact on other wildlife.
(186618)
107
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186586)
108
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure continued enforcement of economic sanctions against Iran during the six months interim agreement period in respect of that country's nuclear programme.
(186514)
109
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Israel and (b) the Gulf States on Iran's nuclear programme.
(186515)
110
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on bloc voting by EU member states on the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe when the EU accedes to the ECHR; whether the Government has taken any steps to prevent bloc voting (a) generally and (b) in respect of future matters to which the European Union is itself a party; and if he will make a statement.
(186595)
111
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the implementation of relevant UN Security Council resolution on the return of the Cypriot city of Famagusta to its lawful inhabitants under UN administration.
(186519)
112
Mark Field
(Cities of London and Westminster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to view the restitution of, or compensation for, property seized in Montenegro and in which UK citizens have an interest as one of the benchmarks in determining his support for Montenegro's application to join the EU.
(186495)
113
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186711)
114
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of the gender pay gap at senior grades in his Department.
(186524)
115
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assets his Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186572)
116
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will proscribe the whole of Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.
(186497)
117
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the threat of Hezbollah to the UK's national interests.
(186505)
118
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of Hezbollah fundraising activities in the (a) UK, (b) EU and (c) rest of the world.
(186507)
119
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186587)
120
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2014, Official Report, columns 65-6W, on abortion, if his Department will review data collection protocols in order to record how many doctors have been challenged to defend their decision to refer for an abortion; and how many such challenges have been overturned.
(186549)
121
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that health professionals with expertise in spinal cord injury are included in multidisciplinary teams for continuing health care.
(186522)
122
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the process for monitoring the level of care that individuals with severe spinal cord injuries are receiving from their immediate provider.
(186523)
123
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that spinal cord injured people have access to NHS continuing health care and that the ruling on the case of Pamela Coughlan 1999 is adhered to.
(186675)
124
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assets his Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186573)
125
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what systems are in place to monitor the proportion of leaflets advertising the Care.Data scheme that are successfully delivered.
(186539)
126
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have opted out of the care.data scheme; and how many people he expects to opt-out overall.
(186662)
127
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure all patients are aware of changes to the use of their data.
(186674)
128
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has commissioned on the effect of sugar consumption on heart disease.
(186475)
129
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of sugar on obesity levels.
(186476)
130
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of daily calorie intake was provided by added sugar for a (a) male child, (b) female child, (c) male adult and (d) female adult in each of the last five years.
(186477)
131
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish a list of meetings he has attended in which the issue of sugar consumption was discussed in the last 12 months.
(186500)
132
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive on the availability of legal highs on the high street.
(186501)
133
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if she will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from her Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186588)
134
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) contract staff in her Department are paid the Living Wage or above.
(186671)
135
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisation her Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether she has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186712)
136
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times she has met the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (a) in total and (b) specifically to discuss security in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
(186457)
137
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to page 18 of her Department's Evaluation Framework for the UK Drug Strategy, what assessment she has made of (a) the Impact Analysis project of New Drugs Legislation in the Czech Republic, (b) the paper, What can we learn from the Portuguese decriminalization of illicit drugs in the British Journal of Criminalogy, (c) the King's College London Randomised Injecting Opioid Treatment Trial report, (d) the report by the National Treatment Outcome Research Study, After Five Years, the Department of Health and (e) the No. 10 Strategy Unit Drugs Project Phase 1 report, Understanding the issues; and if she will make a statement.
(186538)
138
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assets her Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186574)
139
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners, who were given temporary release to attend interviews with the immigration service at immigration detention centres operated under contract to the UK Border Agency, were transported to and from their interviews in each month of the last three years.
(186541)
140
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost has been of escorting foreign national prisoners, who were given temporary release to attend interviews with the immigration service at immigration detention centres operated under contract to the UK Border Agency in each month of the last three years.
(186542)
141
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration detainees have been transferred from Colbrook Immigration Removal Centre to Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre in each of the last 12 months.
(186543)
142
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration detainees have been transferred from Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre to Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in each of the last 12 months.
(186544)
143
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether contracted companies receive a payment for each reception and discharge of an immigration detainee.
(186545)
144
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the escorting arrangements are for immigration detainees who are transferred from Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre to Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre.
(186546)
145
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what payments have been made to (a) GEO and (b) Tascor in respect of the transfer of immigration detainees from Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre to Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in each of the last 12 months.
(186547)
146
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what payments have been made to (a) Serco and (b) Tascor in respect of the transfer of immigration detainees from Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre to Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre in each of the last 12 months.
(186548)
147
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged 14 to 24 years classified as having complex needs have been arrested in (a) total and (b) each region since May 2010.
(186496)
148
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess the effectiveness of the use of the Royal Prerogative to remove passports from British nationals whom her Department want to prevent from travelling abroad to take part in extremist activity, terrorism training or other fighting.
(186537)
149
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if she will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from her Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186589)
150
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which organisation her Department and its subsidiary body use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether she has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186713)
151
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186590)
152
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women have been convicted of murdering one or more of their children in each of the last five years.
(186599)
153
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released on licence were returned to prison on a fixed term recall in each year since 2008.
(186603)
154
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released on licence have been returned to prison on fixed term recall basis on more than one occasion in each year since 2008 under (a) the same sentence and (b) a different sentence.
(186605)
155
Graham Evans
(Weaver Vale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will amend the terms of his contract with the Salvation Army to require that body to record information on the location of victims of human trafficking once they have exited its shelters; and if his Department will make an assessment of the ways in which human trafficking victims are recorded in this country.
(186626)
156
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) contract staff in his Department are paid the Living Wage or above.
(186673)
157
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were imprisoned in each month since May 2013 for contempt of court by division.
(186598)
158
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186714)
159
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of a possible in-house bid for shared services contracts within his Department.
(186632)
160
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners have given temporary release to attend interviews at immigration detention centres operated under contract to the UK Border Agency in each month of the last three years.
(186540)
161
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any individuals in England or Wales have been found guilty of fundraising for Hezbollah's proscribed military wing to date.
(186506)
162
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-molestation orders were issued by Horsham County Court in West Sussex in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
(186458)
163
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the dates and duration were of each conversation she had with Dr Richard Haass between 25 December 2013 and 1 January 2014.
(186471)
164
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the dates and duration were of each meeting she has held with the Chief Constable of Northern Ireland since 1 January 2014.
(186472)
165
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Prime Minister, what the dates and duration of his meetings with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been in the last 12 months.
(186473)
166
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186591)
167
James Duddridge
(Rochford and Southend East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of requiring new drivers to display a probationary plate on the vehicle they are driving for three years after qualification.
(186526)
168
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186715)
169
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assets his Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186575)
170
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure alternative strategic rail freight interchange sites to Radlett are fully explored.
(186594)
171
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what impact London Gateway will have on rail freight interchanges in London and the South East.
(186627)
172
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the 30-year life expectancy of the proposed Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at Radlett.
(186628)
173
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evaluation he has made of the proposed Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at Sundon with the newly-created passing loop.
(186629)
174
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to launch road safety educational programmes to prevent death and injury for motorcyclists in the next year.
(186503)
175
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 655W, which Government departments have used unmanned systems to collect data; which unmanned systems are used; and which policies are so supported.
[R]
(186609)
176
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many and what proportion of businesses participating in the Government's Think Act Report scheme have (a) conducted a gender pay audit, (b) are publicly reporting the pay of all employees by gender and (c) any other measures under the Think Act Report scheme.
(186620)
177
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when making new policy and legislation, if he will place in the Library all assessments of how new policy and legislation from his Department since January 2013 has given due consideration to the UNCRC.
(186593)
178
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, column 669W, on employment and support allowance, if he will set out (a) the age of those with a mental health condition who were transferred from incapacity benefit to an employment and support allowance work-related activity group without being seen by an assessor, (b) what medical conditions those on incapacity benefit had been diagnosed with for the period September 2011 to November 2012 and how many such people have been diagnosed with each such condition and (c) what medical conditions those transferred from incapacity benefit to the employment and support allowance support group without being seen by an assessor have been diagnosed; and how many such people have been diagnosed with each such condition.
(186700)
179
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, column 669W, on employment and support allowance, if he will set out (a) what medical conditions those transferred from incapacity benefit to jobseeker's allowance without being seen by an assessor have been diagnosed and how many such people have been diagnosed with each such condition, (b) what medical conditions those transferred from incapacity benefit to the employment and support allowance support group after having being seen by an assessor have been diagnosed and how many such people have been diagnosed with each such condition and (c) what medical conditions those transferred from incapacity benefit to the employment and support allowance work-related activity group after having being seen by an assessor have been diagnosed; and how many such people have been diagnosed with each such condition.
(186701)
180
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, column 669W, on employment and support allowance, if he will set out (a) what medical conditions those transferred from incapacity benefit to jobseeker's allowance after having being seen by an assessor have been diagnosed and how many such people have been diagnosed with each such condition and (b) how many people put in the work related activity group without having been seen by an assessor have been in contact with the work programme; how many have achieved employment outcomes; how many people put in the work related activity group after having been seen by an assessor have been in contact with the work programme; how many have achieved employment outcomes; and if he will make a statement.
(186702)
181
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the benefit to the economy of mothers in work in each of the last five years.
(186621)
182
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his letter of 8 January 2014 to the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland on the inadequate performance of ATOS, when he will publish the results of his Department's monitoring of the delivery and quality of service provided by ATOS.
(186619)
183
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and fraud; and whether he has designated this organisation or any individual within it to grant authorisation for carrying out directed surveillance under section 28 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
(186717)
184
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for applicants for personal independence payments to be seen by Atos Healthcare for an assessment in each region.
(186721)
185
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what target his Department has set Atos Healthcare for the length of time taken to complete assessments for personal independence payments; and what steps his Department takes when that target is not met.
(186722)
186
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has imposed any penalties on Atos Healthcare for delays that personal independence payment applicants have experienced in waiting for an assessment since April 2013.
(186723)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
*
1
Damian Collins
(Folkestone and Hythe):
What his policy is on the length of the school day; and if he will make a statement.
(902468)
*
2
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
If he will take steps to ensure that schools stay open in adverse winter weather conditions.
(902469)
*
3
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
What assessment he has made of the potential of mindfulness to improve education outcomes.
(902470)
*
4
Ian Swales
(Redcar):
What comparative assessment he has made of funding for sixth form colleges and school sixth forms.
(902471)
*
5
Mr Rob Wilson
(Reading East):
What recent assessment he has made of the performance of pupils in academies and free schools.
(902472)
*
6
Julie Hilling
(Bolton West):
What assessment he has made of the effects of changes to work experience on employability.
(902473)
*
7
Mr Marcus Jones
(Nuneaton):
What progress he has made on improving the quality of vocational education.
(902474)
*
8
John Howell
(Henley):
What recent assessment he has made of the performance of pupils in academies and free schools.
(902475)
*
9
Mr Adam Holloway
(Gravesham):
What steps he is taking to improve standards of attainment in English and mathematics.
(902476)
*
10
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
What progress he has made on improving the quality of vocational education.
(902477)
*
11
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
What plans he has to increase the participation of older people in further education.
(902478)
*
12
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of safeguarding policies in independent schools; and if he will make a statement.
(902479)
*
13
Peter Aldous
(Waveney):
What progress he has made on improving the quality of vocational education.
(902480)
*
14
Rosie Cooper
(West Lancashire):
What steps his Department is taking to raise the status, professionalism and morale of the teaching profession.
(902481)
*
15
Chloe Smith
(Norwich North):
What steps he is taking to improve support for young carers.
(902482)
*
16
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
How many applications for academy status from community primary schools have been declined by his Department.
(902483)
*
17
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
What plans he has to extend the school day.
(902484)
*
18
Duncan Hames
(Chippenham):
What steps he is taking to ensure that academies and free schools are accountable for their leadership and corporate governance.
(902485)
*
19
Damian Hinds
(East Hampshire):
What assessment he has made of the potential role of schools in building character and resilience in young people.
(902486)
*
20
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
What recent discussions he has had with the head of Ofsted on leadership in schools.
(902487)
*
21
Dr Phillip Lee
(Bracknell):
What steps he is taking to increase the quality and availability of apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds.
(902488)
*
22
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
What steps his Department is taking to raise the status, professionalism and morale of the teaching profession.
(902489)
*
23
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
What assessment he has made of the potential effects of the Government's policy on tax-free childcare on low income households.
(902490)
*
24
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
What assessment he has made of the effects of changes to work experience on employability.
(902491)
*
25
Iain Stewart
(Milton Keynes South):
What steps he is taking to increase the quality and availability of apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year-olds.
(902492)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*
1
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(902493)
*
2
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
(902494)
*
3
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
(902495)
*
4
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
(902496)
*
5
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
(902497)
*
6
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
(902498)
*
7
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
(902499)
*
8
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
(902500)
*
9
Gordon Henderson
(Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
(902501)
*
10
Lorraine Fullbrook
(South Ribble):
(902502)
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
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)
3
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)
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 different level of charges levied by local police authorities for policing of commercial public events; and if she will make a statement.
[R]
(186262)
5
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)
6
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)
7
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)
8
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)
9
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)
Notices given on Tuesday 4 February
1
N
Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were attributable to legal highs in the last year for which data is available.
[Transferred]
(186259)
2
N
Lorely Burt
(Solihull):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many women's business centres are still operational; and how such centres can be contacted.
(186511)
3
N
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what procedure and checks his Department and the Student Loans Company (SLC) use to monitor the advice given to students by alternative providers as to which of their courses have been designated for SLC funding.
(186680)
4
N
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what procedures and checks (a) his Department and (b) the Student Loans Company (SLC) use to monitor the applications from the students of alternative providers for SLC funding for designated courses.
(186687)
5
N
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what procedures and checks (a) his Department and (b) the Student Loans Company (SLC) use to monitor the claims of alternative providers for SLC funding for designated courses.
(186688)
6
N
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what investigations relating to student support claims and Student Loans Company funding have taken place or are currently underway in respect of alternative providers.
(186689)
7
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that regions of the UK other than Greater London benefit from economic recovery and new business growth.
(186645)
8
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies operating in the UK are (a) fully owned and (b) partly owned by Chinese companies.
(186727)
9
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of how much funding employers provided to fund non-statutory training of their staff in each of the last five years.
(186685)
10
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much finding (a) his Department and (b) the Skills Funding Agency has provided to (i) McDonalds, (ii) Morrisons, (iii) Tesco and (iv) Sainsbury's to provide training or apprenticeships for their staff in each of the last five years.
(186686)
11
N
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to support the participation by UK construction companies in World Expo 2020 in Dubai.
(186559)
12
N
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support UK Trade & Investment is giving to UK companies seeking to participate in World Expo 2020 in Dubai.
(186560)
13
N
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will offer the UK's support to the government of the UAE in its preparations for World Expo 2020 in Dubai.
(186561)
14
N
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will form a cross-departmental working group to co-ordinate the UK's participation in World Expo 2020 in Dubai.
(186562)
15
N
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support UK Trade & Investment will give to companies based in Shrewsbury which wish to bid for contracts relating to World Expo 2020 in Dubai.
(186563)
16
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships were started in the Barrow and Furness constituency in each industrial sector in each of the last five years.
(186677)
17
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new apprenticeships were started in Barrow and Furness constituency in each of the last five years; and if he will publish such figures with reference to apprentices' (a) age and (b) gender.
(186678)
18
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of working age adults are currently registered as disabled in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England.
(186493)
19
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consult the Association of British Insurers on whether the insurers code of conduct is working effectively for people about to retire.
(186643)
20
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total amount that will be received in penalties paid by people who failed to complete their self assessment by 31 January 2014.
(186644)
21
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change there has been in the level of (a) national insurance contributions and (b) VAT for a family with two people earning £10,000 per annum since May 2010.
(186488)
22
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2013, Official Report, columns 258-9W, on mortgages: government assistance, if he will place an analysis of the people to whom such mortgages have been granted.
(186566)
23
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to reduce the cost of living for those on low incomes; and if he will make a statement.
(186694)
24
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) economic and (b) fiscal effect of reducing the the take of bingo duty to 15 per cent.
(186518)
25
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) contract staff in his Department as paid the Living Wage or above.
(186697)
26
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the number of (a) people in work, (b) carers, (c) disabled people, (d) war widows and (e) veterans who have seen an increase in their council tax bill following changes to the payment of council tax benefit.
(186484)
27
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data he (a) is currently collecting and (b) plans to collect on the number of (i) households and (ii) people paying council tax for the first time or seeing an increase in their council tax bill as a result of the changes in council tax benefit who have received a visit from a bailiff over non-payment of council tax.
(186485)
28
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will assess the effect of (a) changes to and (b) localisation of council tax benefit over the next 12 months.
(186486)
29
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has asked any local authority for (a) an assessment of and (b) data on the effect of the changes in and the localisation of council tax benefit; and if he will place in the Library copies of any information so provided.
(186508)
30
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data his Department (a) collects and (b) plans to collect on the number of households and inviduals (i) that are paying council tax for the first time or whose council tax bill has increased as a result of recent changes to council tax benefit and (iii) who have been summonsed to court for non-payment of council tax since those changes took effect.
(186509)
31
N
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to recover costs against the Lymington River Association in the event that their application for an oral hearing in respect of the operation of Wightlink Ferries is successful, but the hearing rules against them.
(186653)
32
N
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets his Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186635)
33
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will assess the potential benefits of establishing more grammar schools in England.
(186646)
34
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has provided to Ofsted in each year since 2010; and how much such funding he plans to provide in each year to 2015-16; and what proportion of such funding is used for inspection of (a) early years and childcare, (b) children and family services, (c) schools and (d) further education and skills.
(186684)
35
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role Ofsted plays in relation to permanent exclusions of statemented SEN children.
(186654)
36
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many power outages that were in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) Wolverhampton North East constituency in (i) 2011, (ii) 2012 and (iii) 2013.
(186554)
37
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the UK's electricity was supplied by each source, for each of the past 12 months.
(186679)
38
N
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2013, Official Report, column 21W, on bovine tuberculosis and with reference to the response to request number RFI 2218 made by Natural England on 15 November 2013, if he will review his policy on parliamentary information to written parliamentary questions to ensure that the standards of openness applied under parliamentary proceedings are no less favourable than those applied under statutory requirements.
(186517)
39
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals live in other EU member states (a) in total and (b) by member state.
(186728)
40
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals live in (a) China, (b) South Korea, (c) Japan and (d) Singapore.
(186729)
41
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) contract staff in his Department are paid the Living Wage or above.
(186682)
42
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England waited for more than a year for treatment in each of the last three years.
(186490)
43
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy and effectiveness of current models of care and treatment for people with autism in the NHS.
(186482)
44
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Home Office on better addressing issues in the criminal justice system raised during the recent listening exercise on the review of the adult autism strategy.
(186556)
45
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Education on better ensuring that it addresses issues on transition raised during the recent listening exercise on the review of the adult autism strategy.
(186557)
46
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Ministry of Justice on better addressing issues in the criminal justice system raised during the recent listening exercise on the review of the adult autism strategy.
(186558)
47
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether someone who is sanctioned while a mother in receipt of jobseeker's allowance remains eligible for healthy start vouchers.
(186692)
48
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) contract staff in his Department are paid the Living Wage or above.
(186690)
49
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of changes to Criminal Records Bureau checks on taxi drivers.
(186491)
50
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police cars are equipped with defibrillators.
(186492)
51
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work visas have been issued to Chinese nationals in each of the last five years.
(186730)
52
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Chinese nationals are currently residing and working in the UK.
(186731)
53
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list all the people who have been deprived of British citizenship since 2010.
(186564)
54
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received from the Association of Chief Police Officers on the cost of licensing firearms.
(186478)
55
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effects on incidence of (a) antisocial behaviour and (b) domestic violence of extensions to pub opening hours.
(186480)
56
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of (a) administering firearms licenses and (b) income from firearms' licenses was in each police force in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
(186652)
57
N
Yvonne Fovargue
(Makerfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new matter starts there have been in (a) welfare benefits, (b) family and mediation, (c) debt, (d) employment and (e) housing since April 2013.
(186512)
58
N
Sir Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects that his proposed round-table meeting with groups representing survivors of childhood sexual abuse will take place; and when he expects that invitations to participate in that meeting will be issued.
(186553)
59
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have gone through his Department's benchmarking process to date; and which prisons are due to be benchmarked under that process during 2014 and 2015.
(186639)
60
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how each prison that has gone through his Department's benchmarking process scored against each of the criteria in that process.
(186640)
61
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints have been received on Community Payback since Serco was awarded the contract for that scheme in London; and on what date that contract commenced.
(186641)
62
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the comparator benchmarking scores used in his Department's benchmarking scheme are; and how those scores are calculated.
(186642)
63
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, under payment of results schemes for the provision of offenders services, what proportion of the contract will be subjected to this scheme.
(186655)
64
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Magistrates' Association has raised any concerns in respect of the probation change programme.
(186656)
65
N
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assets his Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186636)
66
N
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assets her Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186637)
67
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he had with the (a) Home Secretary and (b) Minister for Crime Prevention before stating on social media on 3 February 2014 that the Government would consult with the pub trade, police and councils on having extended pub opening hours on 14 June 2014.
(186479)
68
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the level of private sector job creation in Scotland.
(186555)
69
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the level of child poverty in Scotland.
(186695)
70
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people prosecuted under the Road Traffic Act 1988 were prosecuted for an offence while they were participating in authorised off-road motor events in each of the last 10 years.
(186510)
71
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Livingston of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 1646W, on East Coast Railway Line, if he will publish the minutes and any papers from his Department's meetings monitoring train operator performance.
(186565)
72
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a redacted version of the Major Projects Report excluding any content detrimental to the developer of the High Speed 2 project.
(186739)
73
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, into which budgets the £16 million removed from the accounting category Transport Security in his Department's 2013-14 budget was moved; and what guarantees are in place to ensure the same provision of security is maintained under the new budget allocation.
(186647)
74
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will detail the sources of revenue within the sales of assets accounting category for the Marine and Coastguard Agency in the financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14.
(186648)
75
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will detail the £70 million liability attached to the International Maritime Organisation building.
(186649)
76
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will give the reasons for the growth in the cost of central administration in his Department between the 2012-13 and 2013-14 financial years.
(186650)
77
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will detail the components of income via interest and dividends in the accounting category K: Aviation, Maritime, Security and Safety in the financial years 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14.
(186651)
78
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Coventry have undergone a work capability assessment in each of the last three years.
(186489)
79
N
Dame Tessa Jowell
(Dulwich and West Norwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b ) evaluated on fraud rates among (a) EEA and (b) EU migrants claiming UK benefits; and what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the Exchequer of such fraud.
(186481)
80
N
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assets his Department has sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what the value of each such sale was.
(186638)
81
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children living in poverty with at least one working parent; and what recent estimate he has made of such figures in each year to 2020.
(186487)
82
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children living in households where one or both parents are (a) working part-time because they are unable to find full-time work and (b) employed on a zero hours contract.
(186513)
83
N
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken following the conviction of A4E employees for fraud; and what steps he has taken to prevent similar abuse in other companies which are contracted to provide services by his Department.
(186725)
84
N
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits are available to people appealing an Employment and Support Allowance decision; and if he will make a statement.
(186683)
85
N
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of the change in the number of jobs in Wales and in other regions in the UK since 2010.
(186726)
86
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the statement by the Minister of State for Employment in European Committee B on 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 5, in relation to Youth Contract wage incentives, that more than 20,000 have been paid out so far, whether this refers to youth contract wage incentive job starts, or to wage incentives paid out; and to what date the figure refers.
(186676)
87
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the performance of Work Programme drug and alcohol pilots.
(186691)
88
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Work Programme providers are using an IPS intervention to assist clients with mental health problems into work.
(186693)
89
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Jobcentre Plus is funding employment support through Community Drug and Alcohol services; and if he will make a statement.
(186696)
90
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) contract staff in his Department are paid the Living Wage or above.
(186681)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 4 February
1
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the EU port services regulation on UK ports; and if he will make a statement.
(186732)
2
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the UK's representation to the EU's negotiating mandate is regarding the proposed EU port services regulation.
(186733)
3
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the European Council will next discuss the proposed EU port services regulation.
(186734)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
*
1
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
What assessment he has made of the level of business investment by banks in Wales.
(902453)
*
2
John Howell
(Henley):
What recent assessment he has made of employment trends in Wales.
(902454)
*
3
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
How many fitness to practise cases regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in Wales are waiting to be resolved.
(902455)
*
4
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the Ministry of Justice's shared services centre in Newport.
(902456)
*
5
Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
If he will discuss with the First Minister the standards of education in Wales and of Welsh jobseekers in England; and if he will make a statement.
(902457)
*
6
Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
What discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on waiting times for mental health support for combat veterans in Wales compared to those in England.
(902458)
*
7
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
What assessment he has made of the effects on Wales of the Government's policy on superfast broadband rollout.
(902459)
*
8
Mrs Siân C. James
(Swansea East):
What plans the Governent has for the future of the Land Registry and jobs in its office in Wales.
(902460)
*
9
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
What recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues and others on further deregulation in Wales.
(902461)
*
10
Albert Owen
(Ynys Môn):
What recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the effects of VAT on the tourism and hospitality industry in Wales.
(902462)
*
11
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
What recent assessment he has made of employment trends in Wales.
(902463)
*
12
Susan Elan Jones
(Clwyd South):
How many people in Wales benefited from the recent reduction in the additional rate of income tax.
(902464)
*
13
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
What recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues and others on electrification of the north Wales main railway line.
(902465)
*
14
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
What assessment he has made of changes in real wages in Wales since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(902466)
*
15
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
What assessment he has made of the effects on Wales of the Government's policy on superfast broadband rollout.
(902467)
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)
Notices given on Tuesday 4 February
1
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 237W, on fracking, what his policy is on the use of non-public research in his Department's publications.
(186659)
2
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 237W, on fracking, if he will publish a summary of the evidential basis for the statement that independent analysis shows that this allowance makes the UK tax regime for shale gas the most competitive in Europe.
(186660)
3
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 236W, on fracking, whether his Department commissioned the report from Wood McKenzie; and whether it commissioned any other reports on this matter.
(186735)
4
N
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have received financial penalties from HM Revenue and Customs for non-payment of the minimum wage in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2014 to date and what the total amount was of penalties issued in each such year.
(186657)
5
N
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the names and companies that have received financial penalties from HM Revenue and Customs for non-payment of the minimum wage.
(186698)
6
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 274W, on social security benefits, when his Department started making arrangements to carry out a review; how many staff are assigned to the review; and what the cost of the review has been to date.
(186658)
7
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the outcomes of sentences for convictions of domestic violence offences in 2009 by local criminal justice boards.
(186661)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 4 February
1
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the use and regulation of Bitcoins.
(186699)