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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Wednesday 12 March 2014

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

Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Tuesday 11 March 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Wednesday 12 March 2014

For Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.

Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.

Wednesday 12 March  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
 
* 1
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): What his policy is on the deduction of trade union subscriptions from payroll in the Civil Service.
    (902978)
* 2
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): What progress he has made on his programme of quango and public body reform.
    (902979)
* 3
Steve Brine (Winchester): What the level of charitable giving was in the last year for which figures are available.
    (902980)
* 4
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): What his policy is on the inclusion of people with different political points of view on public bodies.
    (902981)
* 5
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What assessment he has made of the level of savings resulting from procurement and commercial reform across central Government since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
    (902982)
* 6
David Rutley (Macclesfield): What progress he has made on replacing individual Government websites with gov.uk.
    (902983)
* 8
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What recent progress the Government has made on implementing the Big Society.
    (902985)
* 9
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What steps he is taking to tackle websites which charge for free Government services.
    (902986)
* 10
Henry Smith (Crawley): What progress he has made on replacing individual Government websites with gov.uk.
    (902987)
* 11
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of civil contingencies processes in his Department.
    (902988)
* 13
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): What recent progress he has made on supporting social enterprises in providing public services.
    (902990)
* 14
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): What recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the proper use of national statistics.
    (902991)
* 15
Mr David Amess (Southend West): What progress he has made on his programme of quango and public body reform.
    (902992)
At 11.53am
Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (902993)
* 2
Mel Stride (Central Devon):  
    (902994)
* 3
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton):  
    (902995)
* 4
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):  
    (902996)
* 5
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):  
    (902997)
* 7
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North):  
    (902999)
* 8
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East):  
    (903000)
* 9
Graham Jones (Hyndburn):  
    (903001)
* 10
Sarah Champion (Rotherham):  
    (903002)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
* 1
Naomi Long (Belfast East): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 March.
    (902963)
* 2
Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):  
    (902964)
* 3
Andrew George (St Ives):  
    (902965)
* 4
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):  
    (902966)
* 5
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon):  
    (902967)
* 6
Mark Pawsey (Rugby):  
    (902968)
* 8
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South):  
    (902970)
* 9
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds):  
    (902971)
* 10
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):  
    (902972)
* 12
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):  
    (902974)
* 13
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness):  
    (902975)
* 14
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch):  
    (902976)
* 15
Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North):  
    (902977)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 27 February

1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local development orders have been issued by local authorities in each constituent part of the UK in each of the last five years.
    (189929)

Notices given on Monday 3 March

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support his Department offers to the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
    (190330)
2
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to spend the funds for plug in vehicle charge points announced by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles in January 2014 allocated to (a) his Department centrally and (b) the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
    (190328)
3
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 67W, on conflict resolution: females, with which bodies (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in his Department have had discussions on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325.
    (190331)
4
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrrested under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in each year since 2010.
    (190332)
5
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds are dedicated to the rehabilitation and management of offenders convicted under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
    (190329)

Notices given on Tuesday 4 March

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 223W, on schools: construction, how many bids his Department has received for financing to date.
    (190448)
2
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 223W, on schools: construction, which schools (a) are expected to open in February 2014 and (b) are not planned to open before 2015.
    (190449)

Notices given on Wednesday 5 March

1
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received regarding concerns that black, Asian and minority ethnic women are disproportionately likely to be affected by public-sector job losses.
    (190870)
2
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to ensure that the UK's carbon reduction targets are met in the event of Scotland's withdrawal from the UK.
    (190693)
3
N
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an assessment of the effect of Scottish independence on energy prices in the UK.
    (190694)
4
N
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will take steps to inform (a) hon. Members and (b) the public about (i) the progress of the judge-led inquiry into the administrative scheme to deal with on-the-runs before the conclusion of that inquiry, (ii) the papers being considered by that inquiry and (iii) the current and former Ministers who are invited to give evidence to that inquiry.
    (190737)
5
N
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will meet all hon. Members from Northern Ireland who take their seats in the House to discuss the implications of the matters to be considered by the judge-led inquiry into the administative scheme to deal with on-the-runs for the ongoing Haass process.
    (190738)
6
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that black, Asian and minority ethnic women are informed of their right to appeal against decisions regarding benefits or jobseeker's allowance sanctions.
    (190871)
7
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that black, Asian and minority ethnic women are not disproportionately negatively affected by Government welfare policies.
    (190872)
8
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of which demographic groups are most affected by changes to welfare policies.
    (190873)
9
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will commission research into whether black, Asian and minority ethnic women are disproportionately negatively affected by Government policies.
    (190874)

Notices given on Thursday 6 March

1
N
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to allocate capital funding to hospices in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
    (190982)
2
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place a copy of each submission to the Daniel Morgan inquiry from the Metropolitan Police in the Library.
    (191022)
3
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many documents have been submitted to the Daniel Morgan inquiry for review to date.
    (191023)
4
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to restrict hon. Members from having jobs beside that of a Member of Parliament.
    (902989)

Notices given on Friday 7 March

1
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and which post offices were subject to temporary closure in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and what the length of the temporary closure was in each such case.
    (191140)
2
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total value of Government business given to Post Office Ltd was in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13.
    (191149)
3
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last met the Chief Executive of (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail Group.
    (191152)
4
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions his Department has had with Post Office Ltd on the Post Office Card Account.
    (191154)
5
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was received from Royal Mail by Post Office Ltd are in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
    (191155)
6
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Autumn Statement of 5 December 2013, Official Report, column 1130, what his definition is of stable house prices; and what steps he is taking to achieve such stability.
    (191150)
7
N
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the European Commission to bring forward a directive which would implement across the EU the Office of Fair Trading's guidance on micro-transaction gaming.
    (191133)
8
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Clause 34 of the Immigration Bill, HL Bill 84, what his policy is on exempting immunisation for children from NHS charging provisions for persons not ordinarily resident in Great Britain.
    (191153)
9
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the sale of legal highs.
    (191139)
10
N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties she has allocated for dispersed asylum seekers in the area of Wrexham County Borough Council.
    (191151)
11
N
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, (b) Walsall Metropolitan Borough, (c) Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough and (d) Birmingham City.
    (191130)
12
N
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Dudley Metropolitan Borough.
    (191132)
13
N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Cardiff County Council and (b) Vale of Glamorgan Council.
    (191131)
14
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he issues to the Highways Agency on minimising the effect of road works on local business.
    (191164)
15
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Highway Agency's complaints procedures.
    (191165)
16
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department issues guidance on the level of acceptable disruption to local traffic and business caused by road works.
    (191166)

Notices given on Monday 10 March

1
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support UK manufacturing in offshore projects based on the UK continental shelf.
    (191351)
2
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many undergraduate students are studying music in the UK in the current academic year.
    (191402)
3
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many undergraduate students are studying music at a conservatoire in the UK in the current academic year.
    (191403)
4
 
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many consultants have been engaged in the Crown Oversight Function since its creation; what each of their job roles were; and how much has been paid in consultancy fees to date.
    (191301)
5
 
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants of what grades have been employed on the Crown Oversight Function since its creation.
    (191302)
6
 
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Honours and Decorations Committee last met to consider the recommendations put forward by Sir John Holmes regarding the rules for the awarding of military medals.
    (191245)
7
 
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Honours and Decorations Committee's report from its last meeting to consider the recommendations of Sir John Holmes will go forward for final approval.
    (191246)
8
 
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to meet charities and other interested parties to discuss the issuing of guidance on the implementation of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
    (191232)
9
 
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish guidance to inform charities and other affected organisations about the implementation of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
    (191233)
10
 
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential benefits of a sector-specific cut in VAT for the tourism industry.
    (191207)
11
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on devolution of the Affordable Homes programme to (a) combined authorities and (b) local enterprise partnerships.
    (191376)
12
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he intends to bring forward legislative proposals relating to the Transitional Protection Regulations for England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
    (191220)
13
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how long the average family will spend on the waiting list for social housing before being allocated a property in (a) the London Borough of Havering and (b) England.
    (191390)
14
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were living in local authority social rented housing in the London Borough of Havering in 2013.
    (191392)
15
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether companies already licensed by the Gambling Commission will be required to demonstrate the same business practices as those newly-applying under the forthcoming licensing regime.
  [R] (191242)
16
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the new licensing regime issued by the Gambling Commission on the international business operations of prospective licensees; and what representations she has received relating to this matter from prospective licensees.
  [R] (191244)
17
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to limit the level of gambling advertisements on television.
    (191318)
18
 
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Triennial Review of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body will be completed; and what estimate he has made of the cost of this review.
    (191251)
19
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the procurement process of the Type 26; and if he will make a statement.
    (191187)
20
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are (a) currently deployed by the Royal Navy and (b) being (i) procured and (ii) considered.
    (191188)
21
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the key procurement decisions relating to the Type 26 frigate will be made; and if he will make a statement.
    (191189)
22
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) was informed of the leak of radiation which occurred at the Vulcan nuclear test reactor at Dounreay in January 2012; and for what reason there was a delay in informing ONR of that incident.
    (191350)
23
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the statement of 6 March 2014, Official Report, columns 1077-9, on nuclear submarines, what consultations his Department undertook with the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency on measurable levels of increased radiation at the Vulcan test reactor between the leak at that reactor and the date of that statement.
    (191371)
24
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral Statement of 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 1077, on nuclear submarines, what the evidential basis is for the statement that there has been no detectable radiation leak from the sealed circuit of the nuclear reactor in HMS Vanguard at Dounreay.
    (191389)
25
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Sovereign Base Areas Administration or the government of the Republic of Cyprus will be responsible for formulating the new planning regime for the Cyprus Sovereign Base areas.
    (191398)
26
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to station any of the new F35 Joint-Strike Fighters in the Falkland Islands following upon their commissioning into service.
    (191400)
27
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to conduct a strategic environmental assessment on the new planning regime to be developed in the Cyprus Sovereign Base areas.
    (191406)
28
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new planning regime for non-military development in the Cyprus Sovereign Base areas will be subject to public consultation before it its introduced.
    (191412)
29
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provision he has made to allocate UK troops to any UN deployment of troops to Ukraine.
    (191326)
30
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Air Force bases and establishments in England are currently in use.
    (191167)
31
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Typhoon, (b) Tornado GR4 and (c) Sentinel R1 aircraft are (i) fully serviceable, (ii) undergoing first line maintenance, (iii) undergoing second line maintenance and (iv) undergoing third and fourth line maintenance; and if he will make a statement.
    (191168)
32
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which RAF bases and establishments (a) have been closed since 2010 and (b) are due to be closed.
    (191169)
33
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) operating cost statement, (b) balance sheet, (c) statement of recognised gains and losses, (d) cash flow statement and (e) fixed asset register for each of Air Command's basic level budget groups for financial years 2010-11 to 2012-13.
    (191170)
34
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which RAF bases and establishments are held on a leasehold basis.
    (191171)
35
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) C-17A Globemaster, (b) Hercules C1/C3 (K), (c) Hercules C4/C5 (J), (d) Tristar and (e) VC10 aircraft are (i) fully serviceable, (ii) undergoing first line maintenance, (iii) undergoing second line maintenance and (iv) undergoing third and fourth line maintenance; and if he will make a statement.
    (191172)
36
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military bases and establishments in the UK are occupied by US visiting forces; how many US personnel are stationed at each; and what the name and rank of the commander is at each.
    (191173)
37
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) location and (b) value is of all land and buildings, dwellings tangible fixed assets valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet.
    (191174)
38
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Air Force bases and establishments in Wales are currently in use.
    (191175)
39
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Air Force bases and establishments in Northern Ireland are currently in use.
    (191176)
40
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which overseas Royal Air Force bases and establishments are currently in use.
    (191177)
41
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) establishment and (b) number of established posts filled is for each RAF operational squadron.
    (191178)
42
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's Single Integrated Capability Priority List.
    (191179)
43
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) location and (b) value is of all land and buildings, non-dwellings tangible fixed assets valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet.
    (191180)
44
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of Air Command's Command Plan for financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14.
    (191181)
45
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of Air Command's (a) operating cost statement (b) balance sheet, (c) statement of recognised gains and losses, (d) cash flow statement and (e) fixed asset register for financial years 2010-11 to 2012-13.
    (191182)
46
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Air Force bases and establishments in Scotland are currently in use.
    (191183)
47
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list each branch and trade in the Royal Air Force.
    (191184)
48
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) quantity and (b) value is of all transport equipment tangible fixed asset items valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet.
    (191185)
49
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) quantity and (b) value is of all plant and machinery tangible fixed asset items valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet.
    (191186)
50
 
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the provision of guaranteed reception class places for children aged five who were born between 1 August and 1 September.
    (191359)
51
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he has issued to schools on ensuring inclusive practice for children with autism spectrum disorders.
    (191372)
52
 
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school teachers who are science subject leaders have a science degree.
    (191323)
53
 
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary school chemistry teachers have a chemistry degree.
    (191324)
54
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the study of classical music in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
    (191404)
55
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were permanently excluded from school for violence against a member of staff in 2013.
    (191405)
56
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure children are taught about the Commonwealth during their primary school years.
    (191407)
57
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure free schools do not teach intolerance to their students.
    (191408)
58
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides on the required level of experience a substitute teacher must have to provide leave cover.
    (191409)
59
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure schoolchildren are taught about the harmful effects of drugs.
    (191410)
60
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides to teachers to be politically neutral when teaching on subjects pertaining to current affairs, politics and history.
    (191411)
61
 
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem on steps to take against energy companies that do not comply with the (a) carbon emissions reduction target and (b) community energy saving programme.
    (191313)
62
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from (a) the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and (b) the Countryside Alliance on micro chipping ferrets to reduce thefts of those animals.
    (191381)
63
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department plans to make available to farmers whose crops are late or reduced as a result of severe wet weather.
    (191383)
64
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the illegal dumping of commercial waste.
    (191327)
65
 
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent reports that Hezbollah is stockpiling missiles.
  [R] (191240)
66
 
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent reports of rocket fire from southern Lebanon into Israel.
  [R] (191241)
67
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to improve relations between the governments of Russia and Ukraine.
    (191399)
68
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Russian Foreign Ministers on Russian troops leaving the Crimea region of Ukraine.
    (191401)
69
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the imposition sanctions which directly effect President Putin.
    (191319)
70
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what more his Department can do to protect Christians in Syria from Al-Qaeda splinter groups who demand payments in gold and curb any displays of faith or face death by sword.
    (191320)
71
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect children in Syria from sexual abuse.
    (191322)
72
 
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 949W, on abortion, whether the general discussions with the British Pregnancy Advisory Service and Marie Stopes International involved sharing with those organisations any of the interpretations of the law which it is proposed should be included in the new guidelines, on what date each such discussion took place; what discussions his Department had over the same period with pregnancy and abortion counselling organisations which do not provide abortion services and if he will make a statement; what representations he has received from private sector abortion providers regarding the proposed new guidelines; what the name of each such organisation is; on what date each such representation was made; and if he will make a statement.
    (191211)
73
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any directors of NHS England are on the board of (a) HSCIC, (b) Genomics England Limited and (c) PA Consulting.
    (191208)
74
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether advice on the use of data without consent has been obtained from the Confidentiality Advisory Committee.
    (191209)
75
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 20 of NHS England Board Paper NHSE 180 716, what is meant by the exploitation of sequencing data.
    (191212)
76
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England plans to upload care.data to Google servers or use Google's Big Query service.
    (191218)
77
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the contract between the NHS and PA Consulting is due to end.
    (191221)
78
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS hospital episode dataset uploaded by PA Consulting is removed after the agreement end date.
    (191222)
79
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has concluded a memorandum of understanding with US medical authorities over the future sharing of NHS patient data.
    (191223)
80
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any security audits have been conducted by his Department on PA Consulting following that company's cancellation of its contracts with the Home Office.
    (191224)
81
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England has received payment for allowing PA Consulting to use NHS data.
    (191225)
82
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work has been done by NHS England to consider how genomic sequencing data might be held, connected to patient records and used.
    (191226)
83
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether genomic data will be extracted as part of care.data.
    (191227)
84
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether proposed links between care.data and genetic data will be reviewed by an independent ethics committee.
    (191228)
85
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether representatives of commercial companies will be appointed to the board of Genomics England Limited.
    (191229)
86
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contractual or similar relationship exists between NHS England, PA Consulting and Genomics England Limited.
    (191230)
87
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether PA Consulting or any other commercial company has or will have access to NHS genomic data.
    (191231)
88
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether informed consent must be obtained before genomic data is (a) taken from patients and (b) stored.
    (191248)
89
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether patients can opt out of their hospital data being shared or uploaded to anyone who does not directly provide them with care.
    (191349)
90
 
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2013, Official Report, columns 831-32W, on health services: hearing impairment, if he will place in the Library a copy of the initial survey on the implementation of AQP in audiology services.
    (191312)
91
 
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spends on reproductive health education and family planning; and what his policy is on such matters.
    (191192)
92
 
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on improving accident and emergency facilities at Calderdale Royal Hospital in the last five years.
    (191193)
93
 
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have accessed treatment at Calderdale Royal Hospital in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years.
    (191194)
94
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve the lives of people experiencing mental health problems.
    (191394)
95
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support the carers of people with mental health problems.
    (191395)
96
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the provision of care to people with mental health problems.
    (191396)
97
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on mental health research in 2013.
    (191397)
98
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the British Medical Association and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence about approval of the Tecfidera form of dimethyl fumarate as a treatment for MS through the NHS.
    (191380)
99
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer in each of the last three years; and what the survival rate of women with ovarian cancer has been in each of the last three years.
    (191414)
100
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more older people to become kidney donors.
    (191416)
101
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with tuberculosis in each of the last three years.
    (191417)
102
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of accident and emergency doctors.
    (191317)
103
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out how the (a) existence and (b) risk of female genital mutilation to applicants for asylum in the UK is treated under the immigration rules.
    (191369)
104
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for asylum in the UK cited female genital mutilation as a factor in the asylum application in each year for which figures are available; and how many such applications were (a) accepted and (b) refused.
    (191370)
105
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to answer Questions tabled by the hon. Member for Birkenhead on 28 February 2014 for answer on 6 March 2014 on the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration project.
    (191307)
106
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people working through an ICT visa in the UK have applied to move from a short-term to long-term visa in each year since 2010.
    (191314)
107
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of shame/violence intervention for violent prisoners.
    (191210)
108
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from (a) the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and (b) the Countryside Alliance on the review of the EU Firearms Directive.
    (191382)
109
 
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help combat the myths of extremist and radicalisation groups via social media.
    (191190)
110
 
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on returning those without permission to remain in the UK to Somalia.
    (191299)
111
 
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who were previously classified as unaccompanied asylum seeking children have been forcibly returned to another country as adults in each of the last five years for which records are available.
    (191300)
112
 
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken in response to recommendations 5.1 and 5.66 in the Report on an unannounced inspection of Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre, 28 January to 8 February 2013 published by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.
    (191308)
113
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the safety of women's human rights defenders in Afghanistan.
    (191413)
114
 
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the total budget for overseas development assistance is allocated for reproductive health education and family planning.
    (191191)
115
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much additional aid the Government plans to give to Ukraine.
    (191325)
116
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who were recalled to prison from home detention curfew have been subsequently released back onto home detention curfew since 3 December 2012.
    (191214)
117
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of eligible (a) male and (b) female offenders were recalled on a fixed term recall instead of a standard recall (i) in 2008, (ii) in 2009, (iii) in 2010, (iv) in 2011, (v) in 2012 and (vi) since 3 December 2012.
    (191215)
118
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been recalled to prison and given a fixed term recall since 3 December 2012 whilst (a) on home detention curfew and (b) serving a sentence for a violent or sexual offence as listed in schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
    (191216)
119
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants elected jury trial in each of the last five years and (a) pleaded guilty and (b) were found guilty by each offence category; what proportion of defendants in each offence category received a prison sentence; and what average prison sentence per offence category was handed down.
    (191217)
120
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 262W, on sentencing, in how many of the cases listed in each year (a) there was a plea of (i) guilty or (ii) not guilty and (b) the case had been sent to the Crown Court (i) by magistrates for trial, (ii) by magistrates for sentence or (iii) as the result of the defendant electing a jury trial.
    (191283)
121
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2014, Official Report, column 641W, on reoffenders, what (a) offence type and (b) sentence length each offender with more than one fixed term recall is serving.
    (191309)
122
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost is of preparing (a) halal food and (b) non-halal food in the Prison Service.
    (191311)
123
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he Department will review the length of sentencing given to those who kill by dangerous driving and speeding.
    (191321)
124
 
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many royal pardons have been granted to terrorists convicted of offences in connection with the Northern Ireland troubles.
    (191234)
125
 
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many letters of comfort have been sent since May 2010.
    (191259)
126
 
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Nottingham City Council and (b) Nottingham North constituency.
    (191198)
127
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Gateshead Council and (b) Blaydon constituency.
    (191206)
128
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, (b) Tameside Metropolitan Council and (c) Denton and Reddish constituency.
    (191197)
129
 
David Heyes (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures in each ward were in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Oldham Metropolitan Borough and (b) Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
    (191196)
130
 
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Lancashire County Council and (b) Hyndburn constituency.
    (191315)
131
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Bridgend County Borough Council; and if he will make a statement.
    (191195)
132
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made on the viability of permitting people to vote in any polling station in their constituency or local authority area.
    (191353)
133
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the potential benefits of using (a) student unions and (b) other university and college venues as polling stations.
    (191354)
134
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the percentage turnout was for (a) postal voters and (b) voting at the polling station for (i) police commissioner elections and (ii) the local European elections in each electoral area.
    (191355)
135
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which local authority (a) augmented and (b) did not augment Department for Work and Pensions data matching with the electoral register with local authority data matching.
    (191356)
136
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which local authority databases can be consulted by local authority electoral registration officers for the purpose of data matching for the electoral register.
    (191357)
137
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will place in the Library a copy of the newly-designed Household Registration Form and the Invitation to Register forms.
    (191358)
138
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Oxford East constituency.
    (191199)
139
 
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council area and (b) St Helens North constituency.
    (191239)
140
 
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the most recent volume and speed measurements were taken for vehicles on the A31 in or around Four Marks; and what estimate he has made of trends in such measurements in the last three years.
    (191260)
141
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2014, Official Report, columns 721-3W, on shipping: employment, whether he has initiated a review of the (a) collection and (b) use of data projecting future numbers of UK seafarers in the annual Seafarer Statistics publication.
    (191310)
142
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will raise the age of compulsory driving licence renewals to 80 to reduce administration costs.
    (191415)
143
 
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last assessed the existing stocks of low sulpher fuel available for use by commercial sips.
    (191249)
144
 
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to minimise the effect on seafarers' employment as a result of the introduction of new sulphur dioxide emission limits for the shipping industry on 1 January 2015; and if he will make a statement.
    (191250)
145
 
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the level of access to low sulphur fuel products for vessels working from UK ports in the short seas shipping sector in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.
    (191252)
146
 
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2014, Official Report, column 564W, on personal independence payment, what monitoring of the proportion of new claims referrals that involve a consultation assessment his Department is undertaking.
    (191247)
147
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households which claim housing benefit do not have access to a kitchen.
    (191316)
148
 
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what protections have been built into Universal Job Match to ensure the service cannot be infiltrated with non-existent jobs with the aim of accessing personal data; and if he will make a statement.
    (191219)
149
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consultation his Department undertook with deaf users of the Access to Work scheme and their representative groups prior to introducing recent restrictions on the funding available for communication support through that scheme; and what alternative cost-reduction measures his Department considered.
    (191235)
150
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department undertook (a) an impact assessment and (b) consultation with deaf and deafblind users of Access to Work, their representative organisations and with employers prior to the implementation of Access to Work funding limitations for the provision of communication support for deaf and deafblind people in the workplace.
    (191236)
151
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department applies quotas to different disability groups for funding available through Access to Work; and if he will make a statement.
    (191237)
152
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fraudulent claims were made to Access to Work in relation to communication support for deaf and deafblind people in each year for which figures are available.
    (191238)
153
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of his Department's Access to Work budget has been spent on communication support for (a) deaf and (b) deafblind individuals in each year for which figures are available.
    (191243)
154
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the market value of a NRCPD-registered sign language interpreter; and how this assessment was used during the identification of an appropriate Access to Work funding cap for a full-time sign language interpreter.
    (191253)
155
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of potential additional financial costs for employers resulting from newly implemented restrictions on Access to work funding for communications support for deaf and deafblind people; and what consultation he undertook with employers of deaf people on that matter.
    (191254)
156
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department made of the potential effect on deaf and deafblind people of restrictions on access to work funding for the provision of communication support for such people prior to the introduction of those restrictions.
    (191255)
157
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) deaf and (b) deafblind people have employed a full-time communication professional following recent changes in the implementation of access to work guidance.
    (191256)
158
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the surplus or deficit of the Access to Work budget was in each financial year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
    (191257)
159
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is provided to deaf and deafblind users of the Access to Work scheme regarding that scheme's complaints procedure and the process for requesting a decision review.
    (191258)
160
 
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the system for paying benefits into Post Office card accounts under the universal credit programme.
    (191348)
161
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received sanctions in relation to their jobseeker's allowance for non-attendance in (a) the London Borough of Havering and (b) England to date.
    (191391)
162
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many EU migrants living in the UK were in receipt of unemployment benefit in the most recent period for which figures are available.
    (191393)
163
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specific additional funding his Department had allocated to the town of Rhyl for the purpose of piloting back-to-work projects in each year since 1997.
    (191213)
164
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of his Department's databases of people (a) in receipt of and (b) not in receipt of benefits for the purposes of data matching with the electoral register.
    (191352)
Thursday 13 March  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
 
* 1
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What estimate she has made of the resource needs of English Heritage over the next five years.
    (903013)
* 2
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): What her policy is on the future governance of professional football.
    (903014)
* 3
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): What recent estimate she has made of how many businesses have secured contracts from (a) Broadband Delivery UK and (b) local authorities for broadband infrastructure development in England and Wales to debate.
    (903015)
* 4
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What plans her Department has put in place to ensure a suitable commemoration of the First World War.
    (903016)
* 5
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): What steps she is taking to increase supporter engagement with football clubs.
    (903017)
* 6
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): What information her Department holds on how many local newspapers have closed since May 2010; and what steps she plans to take to support such newspapers.
    (903018)
* 7
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What assessment she has made of the desirability of changes to the funding basis of the BBC.
    (903019)
* 8
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What assessment she has made of the social and economic effects of betting shops in areas with high levels of deprivation.
    (903020)
* 9
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): What steps she is taking to increase women's participation in sport and physical activity.
    (903021)
* 10
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): What support the Government is providing for PE and recreational sport for people with limb loss; and if she will make a statement.
    (903022)
* 11
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): What recent discussions she has had with social media companies on tackling online anti-social behaviour.
    (903023)
* 12
John Mann (Bassetlaw): What discussions she has had with FIFA an the Football Association on the rights of migrant workers in Qatar employed in preparations for the 2022 World Cup.
    (903024)
* 13
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): What assessment she has made of the potential financial effect on the BBC of decriminalising non-payment of the licence fee.
    (903025)
* 14
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): If she will hold discussions with UK and international film production companies to promote Shropshire as a film location.
    (903026)
* 15
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What information her Department holds on how many local newspapers have closed since May 2010; and what steps she plans to take to support such newspapers.
    (903027)
* 16
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): What steps she is taking to support contemporary arts.
  [R] (903028)
* 17
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What steps her Department is taking to ensure that superfast broadband reaches rural areas.
    (903029)
* 18
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): What plans her Department has put in place to ensure a suitable commemoration of the First World War.
    (903030)
* 19
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): What assessment she has made of whether £100 stakes in fixed-odds betting terminal machines in betting shops contribute to problem gambling.
    (903031)
* 20
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What estimate she has made of the number of betting shops in the UK.
    (903032)
At 10.05am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
    (903003)
* 2
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston):  
    (903004)
* 3
David Rutley (Macclesfield):  
    (903005)
* 4
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):  
    (903006)
* 5
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan):  
    (903007)
* 6
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth):  
    (903008)
* 7
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent):  
    (903009)
* 8
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West):  
    (903010)
* 9
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East):  
    (903011)
* 10
Nick de Bois (Enfield North):  
    (903012)
At 10.15am
Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
 
* 1
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What assessment she has made of the cumulative effect of the Government's policy programme on disabled people.
    (903033)
* 2
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): What assessment she has made of the effect of government policies on occupational gender segregation.
    (903034)
* 3
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): What assessment she has made of the cumulative effect of the Government's policy programme on disabled people.
    (903035)
* 4
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What steps she is taking to ensure that the role of women is recognised in First World War centenary commemorations.
    (903036)
* 5
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): What initatives she has taken to enhance opportunities for women in public life.
    (903037)
* 6
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): What steps she is taking to support women in work.
    (903038)
* 7
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What assessment she has made of the cumulative effect of the Government's policy programme on disabled people.
    (903039)
* 8
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): What recent assessment she has made of the contribution of women to the economy.
    (903040)
* 9
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): What discussions she has had with her overseas counterparts on steps to promote the role of women in work internationally.
    (903041)
* 10
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What steps the Government is taking to tackle the gender pay gap.
    (903042)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Friday 7 March

1
N
Michael Ellis (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent reports that Israeli forces intercepted an Iranian shipment of advanced, long-range M-302 missiles bound for Gaza.
    (191134)

Notices given on Monday 10 March

1
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Attorney General, how many Crown Prosecution lawyers have been trained to deal with offences of stalking under sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, by Crown Prosecution Service area; and if he will make a statement.
    (191332)
2
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Attorney General, in respect of how many alleged offences under section 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 proceedings are currently active in magistrates' and Crown Courts in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
    (191333)
3
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Attorney General, in respect of how many alleged offences under section 2A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 proceedings are currently active in magistrates' courts in England and Wales.
    (191334)
4
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in (a) Coventry, (b) Coventry North East constituency, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England employed an apprentice in each of the last five years.
    (191278)
5
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the Competition Commission's decision not to consider issues specific to Northern Ireland within their inquiry into the car insurance industry.
    (191262)
6
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government contracts have been awarded to companies based in Brigg and Goole constituency since May 2010; and what the value of such awards was.
    (191363)
7
N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will include measures in the 2014 Budget Statement to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the hospitality sector.
    (191273)
8
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of purchasing a home in (a) London and (b) the South East in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
    (191336)
9
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what obligations public beach operators have to carry out risk assessments and provide a minimum level of life saving equipment on public beaches.
    (191361)
10
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of reducing the qulifying period of Right to Buy from five to three years on the feasibility of local authorities ensuring a replacement of homes sold.
    (191288)
11
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Departments is taking to ensure that local authorities ensure a one-for-one replacement of homes sold under Right to Buy.
    (191289)
12
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish data on the level of women's homelessness; and if he will ensure that such data includes (a) the number of women who become homeless in a reporting period and (b) the length of their homelessness.
    (191329)
13
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential benefits of local authorities charging businesses for enforcement of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Food Safety Act 1990 as is currently allowed for the Health and Safety Executive.
    (191362)
14
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department gives to local authorities on preventing the proliferation of betting shops and fixed odds betting terminals.
    (191345)
15
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities of administering housing benefit in each of the last four years.
    (191378)
16
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what timetable her Department has adopted for reform of the Electronic Communications Code.
    (191277)
17
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the research on fixed odds betting terminals to be conducted by the Responsible Gambling Trust is due to be completed and published.
    (191342)
18
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times her Department has met (a) the National Association of Bookmakers and (b) representatives from individual bookmakers since the appointment of the current Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities.
    (191343)
19
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times her Department has met (a) local authorities and (b) local government representative bodies to discuss licensing of betting shops since the appointment of the current Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities.
    (191344)
20
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which local authorities which have issued Article 4 directions have subsequently received planning applications for change of use to a betting shop in the last year.
    (191346)
21
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will investigate what happened to the citation written for Corporal Stewart McLaughlin who was killed in the Falkland Islands in 1982.
    (191388)
22
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places are currently occupied in each secure children's home; and what the total capacity is of each such institution.
    (191385)
23
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when (a) he or (b) Ministers in his Department last visited a Sure Start children's centre in an official capacity that was not in their constituency.
    (191374)
24
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the Coventry Switch and Save scheme supported by the Cheaper Energy Together fund.
    (191201)
25
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding his Department has allocated to the Coventry Switch and Save scheme through the Cheaper Energy Together fund.
    (191281)
26
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2013, Official Report, columns 11-12W, on Green Deal scheme, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) Green Deal assessments made, (b) Green Deal plans installed and billed and (c) energy company obligation measures installed in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England and (iv) Wales in each month since June 2013.
    (191284)
27
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 990, on wholesale energy market, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment of the effects of ring fencing between supply and generation businesses within vertically integrated companies.
    (191285)
28
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many incidents of safety beaches have occurred during transport of nuclear material through the Irish Sea in each of the last five years.
    (191264)
29
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what reports he has received of safety breaches during the clearance of the Pile Fuel Storage Pond at Sellafield nuclear plant.
    (191265)
30
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to ensure that the upland entry level scheme is maintained; and what discussions he has had of other funding mechanisms to assist upland farmers.
    (191286)
31
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to ensure that psychological support is always provided alongside medical interventions for Tier 3 obesity treatment of children, adolescents and adults.
    (191200)
32
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the NHS is taking to tackle obesity among members of its workforce.
    (191360)
33
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the private availability of vaccines on different measures of health equality.
    (191375)
34
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials at Public Health England are tasked specifically with tackling obesity.
    (191377)
35
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women who are victims of human trafficking are nationals of non-EEA countries have received return and reintegration assistance through the Assisted Voluntary Returns for Irregular Migrants programme since April 2011; and how much was so made available to those trafficked from (i) inside and (ii) outside the EU.
    (191303)
36
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many government victim care contract specialist support providers work (a) full and (b) part-time.
    (191304)
37
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many survivors of human trafficking who have been placed in shelters funded by the Government through the Salvation Army received support from the government victim care contract specialist support providers to develop a move-on strategy in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013; how many of these victims were (i) men and (ii) women; how many (A) men and (B) women are still receiving such support; and if she will make a statement.
    (191305)
38
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with how many victims of human trafficking the government victims care contract specialist support providers are now working; and if she will make a statement.
    (191306)
39
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2014, Official Report, column 738W, on human trafficking: Victim Support Schemes, how many Government victim care contract specialist support providers are employed by (a) the Government, (b) local authorities, (c) quasi-automomous non-governmental organisations (NGOs), (e) shelter NGOs, (f) charities and (g) voluntary organisations.
    (191328)
40
N
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of passengers (a) leaving the UK and (b) entering the UK had their passport details checked against Interpol's SLTD database in each year since 2010.
    (191337)
41
N
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passengers travelled to the UK on routes connected to the Semaphore system in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
    (191338)
42
N
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people on Tier 2 visas studying medicine left the country in each year since 2010.
    (191339)
43
N
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people entered the UK on Tier 2 visas to study medicine in each year since 2010.
    (191340)
44
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to open historic civil registers of births, marriages and deaths and transfer them from superintendent registrars' offices to county record offices.
    (191331)
45
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the number of births which took place where no medical attendant was present in each of the last five years.
    (191263)
46
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to promote child protection through more stringent enforcement of the Birth and Death Registration Act 1953.
    (191266)
47
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2014, Official Report, column 732W, of the 113 cases of births in the last five years not registered with the General Register Office, what assessment has been made of those births not registered; and whether any of these cases have been the subject of police investigations, care orders or serious case reviews.
    (191267)
48
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2014, Official Report, column 732W, of the 113 cases of births in the last five years not registered with the General Register Office, how many remain unregistered.
    (191268)
49
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2014, Official Report, column 732W, of the 113 cases of births in the last five years not registered with the General Register Office, what assessment has been made of the whereabouts and wellbeing status of these cases.
    (191269)
50
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been trained to deal with offences of stalking under sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 by police force area; and if she will make a statement.
    (191335)
51
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of air passengers showing passports to UK Border agents are from Schengen area countries.
    (191203)
52
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the security risk caused by the boarding pass exchange at Gatwick arrivals, where Irish and Channel Islands passengers mix with passengers needing passports to go through UK Border Control.
    (191204)
53
N
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions passengers or potential passengers have been arrested as a result of Interpol identifying stolen passports used or about to be used on (a) flights to and (b) transit flights through UK airports in each of the last 10 years.
    (191347)
54
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre have arrest powers.
    (191205)
55
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 11 February 2014 on behalf of a college in his constituency.
    (191274)
56
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to his letter to the interim Director General of UK Visas and Immigration of 3 February 2014 on behalf of a constituent, reference M1583/14.
    (191275)
57
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to his letter to the Chief Executive of HM Passport Office of 3 February 2014 on behalf of a constituent.
    (191276)
58
N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants (a) elected jury trial at the Crown Court for either way offences where magistrates had accepted jurisdiction and deemed the case to be suitable for summary trial and (b) were sent to the Crown Court for trial by magistrates declining jurisdiction over the case in each of the last three years.
    (191270)
59
N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants charged with each offence type were sent to the Crown Court for sentence by magistrates in each of the last five years.
    (191271)
60
N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost was of an either way office case dealt with at the Crown Court where (a) a guilty plea was entered at the magistrates' court and (b) a guilty plea was entered on the day of trial at the Crown Court in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (191272)
61
N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost was of a (a) jury trial at the Crown Court for (i) either way offences sent by magistrates where their sentencing powers were not deemed sufficient, (ii) either way offences where the defendant has chosen to elect jury trial and (iii) indictable only offences and (b) trial in a magistrates' court for (i) summary only offences and (ii) either way offences in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (191282)
62
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to introduce GPS technology for the electronic monitoring of offenders.
    (191384)
63
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many places are currently occupied in each (a) youth offenders' institution and (b) secure training centre; and what the total capacity is of each such institution.
    (191386)
64
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which secure children's homes Ministers of his Department have visited since May 2010; and what the date of each such visit was.
    (191387)
65
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who (a) were given a non-custodial sentence and (b) were given their first custodial sentence in each year from 2004 had previously had (i) no criminal convictions, (ii) one criminal conviction, (iii) two criminal convictions, (iv) three criminal convictions, (v) four criminal convictions, (vi) five to 10 criminal convictions, (vii) 11 to 20 criminal convictions, (viii) 21 to 30 criminal convictions, (ix) 31 to 40 criminal convictions, (x) 41 to 50 criminal convictions, (xi) 51 to 75 criminal convictions, (xii) 76 to 100 criminal convictions and (xiii) more than 100 criminal convictions.
    (191341)
66
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many activity spaces per prisoner there were in (a) adult male prisons, (b) adult female prisons, (c) youth male prisons and (d) youth female prisons on 1 March (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013 in (A) the prison estate and (B) each prison.
    (191287)
67
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) self-inflicted, (b) non self-inflicted, (c) other non natural causes, (d) restraint, (e) homicide, (f) awaiting classification deaths there were in (i) adult male prisons, (ii) adult female prisons, (iii) youth male prisons and (iv) youth female prisons in each year since 2010.
    (191290)
68
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons saw (a) a change and (b) more than one change of governor in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
    (191291)
69
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many deaths in custody in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 were prisoners of black, Asian and minority ethnic origin.
    (191292)
70
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the investigation into the operation of the Military Reaction Force in Northern Ireland.
    (191261)
71
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Birmingham, Northfield constituency.
    (191202)
72
N
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council and (b) Don Valley constituency.
    (191364)
73
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in the Newcastle City Council area.
    (191293)
74
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what total sum was spent on safety improvements on the A595 in each of the last four years; and what schemes have been completed using that funding.
    (191373)
75
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle women's homelessness.
    (191330)
76
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve the claimant experience of the work capability assessment.
    (191279)
77
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the work capability assessment to establish the fitness to work of those suffering from (a) mental, (b) progressive or (c) fluctuating illnesses.
    (191280)
78
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to his Department was of administering job seeker's allowance in each of the last four years.
    (191379)
Monday 17 March  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 3 March

1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in each of those years.
    (190234)
2
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in each of those years.
    (190235)
3
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in each of those years.
    (190236)
4
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in each of those years.
    (190237)
5
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in each of those years.
    (190238)

Notices given on Tuesday 4 March

1
N
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what work his Department has commissioned on the use by migrants of UK welfare systems.
    (190447)

Notices given on Monday 10 March

1
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the introduction of a salary sacrifice scheme for bus commuters.
    (191295)
2
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to Lord Lexden of 18 July 2013, Official Report, House of Lords, column 872, on Profumo Inquiry, how many of the people interviewed by Lord Denning in his inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the resignation of Mr Profumo are still alive.
    (191368)
3
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many representations were received in response to the Environmental Statement on (a) the High Speed 2 project and (b) the High Speed 2/High Speed 1 link project.
    (191365)
4
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many representations from Londoners were received in response to the Environmental Statement on (a) the High Speed 2 project and (b) the High Speed 2/High Speed 1 link project.
    (191366)
5
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many representations were received in response to the Environmental Statement on (a) the High Speed 2 project and (b) the High Speed 2/High Speed 1 link project in each week of the consultation.
    (191367)
6
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase rail competition for passengers on the West Coast Main Line.
    (191294)
7
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help young people in apprenticeship schemes with the cost of travel to work by bus.
    (191296)
8
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the economic costs and potential benefits of a salary sacrifice scheme for bus commuters.
    (191297)
Tuesday 18 March  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 3 March

1
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the full costs of the National Compliance and Enforcement Service and the value of its business; and when this estimate was made.
    (190327)

Notices given on Tuesday 4 March

1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
    (190486)
2
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
    (190482)
3
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
    (190483)
4
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
    (190484)
5
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
    (190485)
Wednesday 19 March  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 5 March

1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to facilitate the interoperability of electronic media and music between different operating systems to prevent closed markets in this area.
    (190697)
2
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
    (190696)
3
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
    (190695)
4
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
    (190698)
Thursday 20 March  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 6 March

1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
    (191024)
2
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
    (191025)
3
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
    (191026)

Notices given on Monday 10 March

1
N
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when all publications and literature, including press releases and statements made by officials on behalf of his Department will be politically impartial in accordance with the principles and requirements of the Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity.
    (191298)
Thursday 27 March  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 4 March

1
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the objectives are of Britain's Defence and Security Strategy.
    (190480)

Prepared 11th March 2014