Order Book Part 2 [26 March 2014]

* 1

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on removing VAT from the Severn Bridge tolls.

(903218)

* 2

Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): What discussions he has had with the Department of Health and Ministers of the Welsh Government on facilitating access for patients from Wales and English border areas to hospital services in England.

(903219)

* 3

Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What discussions he has had with the Department of Health and Ministers of the Welsh Government on facilitating access for patients from Wales and English border areas to hospital services in England.

(903220)

* 4

Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): What discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales in the last six weeks on the implementation of the proposals of the Commission on Devolution in Wales; and if he will make a statement.

(903221)

* 5

Albert Owen (Ynys MÃ´n): What estimate he has made of the number of jobs in Wales that depend on the UK's membership of the EU.

(903222)

* 6

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): What discussions he has had with Ministers of the Welsh Government on NHS waiting times in Wales.

(903223)

* 7

Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What discussions he has had with Cabinet Office Ministers and the Electoral Commission on administrative management of the forthcoming elections in Wales to the European Parliament.

(903224)

* 8

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Ministers of the Welsh Government on facilitating access by primary and secondary school students in Wales to schools in border areas in England.

(903225)

* 9

Paul Flynn (Newport West): What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on maximising tourism opportunities in South East Wales.

(903226)

* 10

Charlie Elphicke (Dover): What assessment he has made of the performance of the NHS in Wales; and if he will make a statement.

(903227)

* 11

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What assessment he has made of the future performance of the manufacturing sector in Wales.

(903228)

* 13

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): What estimate he has made of the number of workers in Wales employed on zero-hours contracts; and what assessment he has made of trends in that number since 2010.

(903230)

* 14

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What discussions he has had with the Department of Health and Ministers of the Welsh Government on facilitating access for patients from Wales and English border areas to hospital services in England.

(903231)

* 15

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the introduction of individual electoral registration in Wales.

(903232)

* 1

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 26 March.

(903273)

* 2

Stephen Pound (Ealing North):

(903274)

* 3

Derek Twigg (Halton):

(903275)

* 4

Jenny Chapman (Darlington):

(903276)

* 5

Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West):

(903277)

* 6

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North):

(903278)

* 7

Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough):

(903279)

* 8

Mel Stride (Central Devon):

(903280)

* 9

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside):

(903281)

* 10

Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay):

(903282)

* 11

Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):

(903283)

* 12

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):

(903284)

* 13

Clive Efford (Eltham):

(903285)

* 14

Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):

(903286)

* 15

Karen Lumley (Redditch):

(903287)

1

N

Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which responsibilities for tackling animal welfare crimes are handled by (a) his Department and (b) non-governmental organisations.

(191995)

2

N

Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which responsibilities for tackling animal welfare crimes are managed by (a) her Department and (b) non-governmental organisations.

(191996)

1

N

Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase (a) the ex-gratia payment of Â£5,000 to holders of Equitable Life with-profits annuities dating from before 1 September 1992 and (b) the additional Â£5,000 to those policyholders who are in receipt of pension credit; and if he will make a statement.

(192645)

2

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2014, Official Report, columns 218-9W, on conflict resolution: females, on what date he or his officials met counterparts from (a) FCO, (b) DFID and (c) non-governmental organisations to discuss UNSCR1325.

(192505)

3

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 250W, on schools: construction, what the (a) final bid date in April 2014 and (b) expected decision date is.

(192507)

4

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 250W, on schools: construction, what the construction time-scale is for each of the 198 schools with which his Department is working in the Priority School Building Programme, but at which construction has not yet started.

(192508)

5

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 209W, on the Computer Misuse Act 1990, how his Department measures compliance with the Government's cyber security strategy when rehabilitating and managing offenders convicted under the Computer Misuse Act 1990; and if he will make a statement.

(192506)

6

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in each year for which figures are available.

(192534)

7

N

Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the comments made on 11 March 2014 by Dr Richard Haass to the US Congressional Sub-committee of Foreign Relations on the likelihood of violence returning to daily life in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.

(192702)

8

N

Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2014, Official Report, column 1830W, on terrorism, if she will amend her Answer to take account of the testimony given by Dr Richard Haass to the US Congressional Sub-committee of Foreign Relations on 12 March 2014 on the extent of her knowledge of on-the-runs; and if she will make a statement.

(192745)

1

N

Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on increasing the use of Post Office accounts for benefit payments; and if he will make a statement.

(192968)

2

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many registered users there are of the National Careers Service website in each (a) region and (b) constituent part of the UK.

(192987)

3

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications for professional development grants have been approved by the National Careers Service (NCS) in each year for which figures are available; and how many applications for such grants have been rejected by the NCS in each such year.

(192988)

4

N

Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Financial Statement of 19 March 2014, if he will fund the Spirit of Enniskillen Trust in Northern Ireland on the same basis as the funding announced for the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace and the Lockerbie Scholarships; and if he will make a statement.

(192969)

5

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 219W, on electric vehicles, if he will place in the Library entries from the defence contracts bulletin relating to the installation of charge points at RMA Sandhurst, RAF Northolt and RAF Halton and the installation of 13 points at DSTL sites in Wiltshire, Hampshire and Kent.

(192986)

1

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) small and medium-sized and (b) other businesses received direct financial assistance through UK Export Finance in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 to date.

(193051)

2

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many firms have received support under the UK Export Finance Direct Lending Scheme to date.

(193052)

3

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent assessment is of awareness among (a) small and (b) other businesses of the services offered by (i) UK Trade & Investment and (b) UK Export Finance; and what data his Department uses to monitor this awareness.

(193053)

4

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) small and medium-sized and (b) other businesses have been assisted by UK Trade & Investment in 2013-14 to date.

(193054)

5

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small and medium-sized businesses were assisted by UK Trade & Investment in 2012-13.

(193086)

6

N

Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will place in the Library all her correspondence on press regulation sent to or received from (a) the Press Complaints Commission, (b) the Independent Press Standards Organisation, (c) the Press Standards Board of Finance, (d) the Press Industry Working Group, (e) Peter Wright, (f) Paul Vickers, (g) Guy Black and (h) David Hunt between 1 November 2013 and 18 March 2014.

(193095)

7

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department assesses the effectiveness of the Cyber Crime Reduction Partnership and progress against commitments made under the UK Cyber Security Strategy, page 36, Objective One.

(193134)

1

N

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.42 of Budget 2014, whether the Regional Air Connectivity Fund will only be available to new domestic routes; which regional airports will be eligible; when funding is likely to become available; and if he will make a statement.

(193243)

2

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for the difference between paragraph 1.5 of Tax-Free Childcare: consultation on design and operation, which states that tax-free childcare will ultimately be available to up to around 2.5 million working families in the UK and paragraph B.4 of the Government's response to that consultation, which states that around 1.9 million families will be eligible for tax-free childcare; and what the difference is between being eligible for the scheme and having qualifying childcare costs.

(193217)

3

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to discounted local authority leisure services to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.

(193246)

4

N

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to designate the New Schools Network as a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if he will make a statement.

(193278)

5

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to free school meals to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.

(193248)

6

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to assistance with utility costs to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.

(193247)

7

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings his Department had with representatives of (a) the Wine and Spirits Trade Association, (b) the Scotch Whisky Association, (c) the British Beer and Pub Association, (d) Diageo, (e) SAB Miller and (f) The Portman Group between 1 November 2013 and 19 March 2014.

(193240)

8

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the services available to support the transition of mental health patients from an early intervention team to a community mental health team.

(193251)

9

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of patient satisfaction (a) during and (b) after the delivery of mental health services.

(193252)

10

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he plans to provide services to support midwives reporting cases of female genital mutilation.

(193253)

11

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to free prescriptions to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.

(193244)

12

N

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the expert panel for the review into new psychoactive substances does not include representation from the public health sector.

(193255)

13

N

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to provide support to the Gaza aquifer to enable it to recover from pollution and damage caused by over-pumping.

(193241)

14

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to (a) assistance with civil and criminal legal aid, (b) remission for court fees and (c) access to the assisted prison visits programme to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.

(193245)

15

N

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Â£183.5 million funding commitment to help repair local roads damaged by severe weather announced by him on 20 March 2014 is the same allocation as the Â£140 million of spending for pothole repair announced by him on 9 March 2014.

(193242)

16

N

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2014, Official Report, column 139W on driver: licensing, how many cases handled by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency that required medical decisions were returned within the 90 working days target in each of the last five years.

(193254)

17

N

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to publish the audited figures for the Child Support Agency's client funds account for 2012-13.

(193274)

1

N

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2014, Official Report, column 238W, on driving: licensing, how many new drivers who received driving convictions undertook speed awareness courses in each year since 2010.

[Transferred] (193256)

2

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Attorney General, what the Law Officers' Departments' policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.

(193381)

3

Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that student entrepreneurs can access support and guidance when setting up their first businesses.

(193283)

4

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship places there were in Rossendale and Darwen constituency in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.

(193299)

5

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether additional funding allocated to the higher RAB charge will come out of non-ringfenced DEL.

(193344)

6

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department's total resource DEL has been increased as a result of the higher RAB charge for student loans.

(193349)

7

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost to the public purse is of the higher RAB charge for student loans.

(193350)

8

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the amount spent on maintenance grants for students at private colleges in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.

(193351)

9

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the RAB charge for loans issued to those on the new funding regime is for student loans issued in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2012-13.

(193352)

10

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the RAB charge is for student loans issued to those who started university before September 2012 for loans issued in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2012-13.

(193368)

11

Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to ensure that universities admit more students from disadvantaged backgrounds whose qualifications meet university admissions requirements.

(193475)

12

Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in each (a) age group and (b) parental income group resident in Islwyn constituency entered higher education in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(193476)

13

Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what change he expects in the number of private providers of higher education in England and Wales in the next five years; and if he will make a statement.

(193477)

14

Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress has been made on the public register of beneficial ownership of companies operating in the UK.

(193297)

15

Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the policy of Barclays on the use of tax havens.

(193463)

16

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.

(193380)

17

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2013, Official Report, column 643W, on foreign investments in UK, what the value of foreign direct investment was in each region of the UK in each year since 1984.

(193413)

18

Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answers to topical question T1 of 23 January 2014, Official Report, column 434, if he will request the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate to pass to the Gangmasters Licensing Authority the details it holds on the personal accident insurance schemes operated by those employment agencies referred to in the Answers.

(193465)

19

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of UK non-financial assets held in Russia.

(193418)

20

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of Russian non-financial assets held in the UK.

(193419)

21

Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to incentivise departmental officials to bring old Government data sets online in accessible formats.

(193287)

22

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.

(193382)

23

(193285)

24

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what account his Department has taken of mortgage liability in its assessment of liability for mansion tax as part of its work preparatory to the possible introduction of such a tax.

(193510)

25

John Glen (Salisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue that will be collected annually by HM Revenue and Customs through successful insolvency litigation with the use of damages-based agreements.

(193369)

26

John Glen (Salisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the annual cost to HM Revenue and Customs of the reforms to insolvency litigation under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

(193370)

27

John Glen (Salisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs collected following successful insolvency litigation cases in each year since 2010.

(193371)

28

John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking against mortgage lenders who breach the terms of tracker-rate mortgage contracts and unilaterally increase the interest rate charged.

(193279)

29

John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation process is being held on the new Â£1 coin; and what steps he is taking to ensure that such a consultation includes representation from all parts of the country, charities and other non-industry groups.

(193321)

30

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to pensions on the level of net migration and the number of over-55s that may emigrate from the UK; and what analysis his Department has made of the effect of this policy on the likelihood of meeting the target of reducing net migration to under 100,000 by 2015.

(193322)

31

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of UK financial assets held in Russia.

(193414)

32

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of Russian financial assets held in the UK.

(193415)

33

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to support the development of virtual currency exchanges in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(193416)

34

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the risk of virtual currencies facilitating money laundering and other finance offences.

(193417)

35

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what infrastructure his Department has planned and what resources it has allocated in relation to the development of housing at Ebbsfleet.

(193424)

36

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consultations the Government has undertaken in drawing up plans for its proposed development at Ebbsfleet.

(193425)

37

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the Government's proposed Ebbsfleet development will be funded by (a) the private sector and (b) public-sector resources.

(193426)

38

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the development announced in Budget 2014 at Ebbsfleet will consist of affordable homes.

(193427)

39

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how the Government's proposed Ebbsfleet development will be funded.

(193428)

40

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish detailed proposals for the new development corporation announced for Ebbsfleet; and if he will make a statement.

(193429)

41

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has for how the new development corporation at Ebbsfleet will work with existing local authorities.

(193435)

42

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.

(193383)

43

Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish guidance on how local authorities can keep business rates linked to green energy and carbon neutral or passive developments; and what proportion of business rates he intends local authorities to retain.

(193464)

44

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the need for local authority pension schemes to integrate environmental, social and governance issues into their investment decision making.

(193479)

45

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage local authority pension funds to become signatories to the Stewardship Code.

(193480)

46

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage local authority pension funds to become active owners or stewards of their assets as defined in the Financial Reporting Council's Stewardship Code.

(193481)

47

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what provisions are in place as part of the Government's Olympic Legacy commitments for people with learning disabilities.

(193316)

48

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding Special Olympics Great Britain has received from her Department in each of the last five years.

(193353)

49

Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on her Department's reviews of regulation of fixed odds betting terminals; and if she will make a statement.

(193290)

50

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to ratify the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage.

(193466)

51

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC Trust on the BBC's exercise of its responsibilities to provide religious broadcasting.

(193545)

52

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.

(193384)

53

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will update the Defence Strategic Guidance to reflect the Russian annexation of the Crimea.

(193347)

54

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to retain a permanent British garrison in continental Europe in response to recent events in the Crimea; and if he will make a statement.

(193348)

55

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his Office's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.

(193385)

56

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what applications he received from groups in Lancashire to establish a new free school in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.

(193300)

57

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are home-schooled in (a) Lancashire and (b) Rossendale and Darwen constituency.

(193308)

58

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Statement of 13 March 2014 by the Minister for Schools, Official Report, columns 927-29, how much of the Â£350 million announced for the fair funding proposals will be new money from the Treasury additional to that already indicated in his Department's budget.

(193407)

59

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people with learning disabilities reported being bullied at school in each year for which figures are available.

(193311)

60

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to make the UK a priority destination for the King Abdullah university scholarship programme.

(193434)

61

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.

(193386)

62

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of properties in (a) Rossendale and Darwen constituency and (b) the North West which do not have mains gas access and which use domestic heating oil.

(193301)

63

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the value of UK imports of (a) coal, (b) gas and (c) oil from Russia was in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(193420)

64

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the UK's (a) coal, (b) gas and (c) oil requirements were met by imports from Russia in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(193421)

65

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many spare (a) generator step-up transformers and (b) transmission transformers are held in the UK.

(193422)

66

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which companies manufacture (a) generator step-up transformers and (b) transmission transformers in the UK.

(193423)

67

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether changes in the number of puppies and dogs imported from EU member states since January 2012 are consistent with AHLVA risk assessment in 2010.

(193356)

68

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Richmond Park, of 3 February 2011, Official Report, column 907W, on fishing vessels, what progress has been made on the creation of a global record of fishing vessels by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and what work is being undertaken by his Department on the mandatory use of International Maritime Organisation numbers for fishing vessels for the purposes of improving transparency in the global fishing industry.

(193468)

69

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the use of flag brokers and flags of convenience by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing vessels; and what representations he has made to EU colleagues on this matter.

(193471)

70

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on sheep rustling.

(193319)

71

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2014, Official Report, column 552W, on forests, if he will make it the Environment Agency's policy to record this information in future.

(193372)

72

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2014, Official Report, column 694W, on forests, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Development over the lessons to be learnt from his Department's contour afforestation schemes in developing countries.

(193377)

73

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on flood defences per head of population in (a) England and (b) each region of England in each year since 2009.

(193403)

74

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will seek to involve all the regions and constituent parts of the UK in developing a UK-wide strategy to tackle coastal erosion.

(193538)

75

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects his Department's consultation on pest control to be concluded; and what the outcome has been of his Department's discussions on this matter with representatives of shooting organisations.

(193539)

76

Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which G8 sub-groups Russia has been a participant in the last 10 years; and what assessment he has made of the effect on the work of such sub-groups arising from the suspension of Russia from the G8.

(193291)

77

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the South Korean government on monitoring and controlling the South Korean distant water fishing fleet following the formal warning issued to South Korea by the EU about frequent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing violations in west Africa.

(193472)

78

John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that UK companies involved with construction around the Qatari World Cup 2022 provide good conditions of work.

(193282)

79

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Congleton of 25 February 2014, Official Report, column 156W, on sex-selective abortion, if he will ensure that the Government's forthcoming guidance on compliance with the Abortion Act 1967 addresses the question of whether or not it is necessary for registered medical practitioners to see a woman in order to form an opinion in good faith that the continuance of the pregnancy would adversely affect her mental or physical health; and if he will make a statement.

(193295)

80

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the costs to the NHS of krokodil.

(193430)

81

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to Lord Beecham of 20 March 2014, Official Report, House of Lords, column 269, how much the Government has spent on (a) Healthy Start, (b) Change4Life and (c) the School Friut and Vegetable Scheme in each year since 2010.

(193496)

82

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England has begun the process of considering the recommendation of the Cancer Drugs Fund Panel's decision in January 2014 that ipilimumab should be commissioned directly by NHS England through baseline commissioning as a first-line treatment for advanced melanoma.

(193437)

83

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence his Department has assessed on whether giving birth to a baby of a specific gender constitutes a greater risk to the mother's physical or mental health than termination of the pregnancy.

(193284)

84

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what disciplinary action he will take against hospital managers and workers who have incinerated foetal remains against the wishes of the parents.

(193307)

85

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the British Pregnancy Advisory Service is not undertaking abortions based on gender.

(193312)

86

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impartiality of abortion counselling advice provided by Marie Stopes and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service.

(193314)

87

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department will incentivise the NHS to meet the National Institute for Care Excellence quality standard on psoriasis.

(193431)

88

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England on the implementation of the National Institute for Care Excellence quality standard on psoriasis.

(193432)

89

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implementation across the NHS in England of the National Institute for Care Excellence quality standard on psoriasis.

(193433)

90

Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the draft European General Data Protection Regulation on medical research.

(193436)

91

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with learning disabilities have received Annual Health Checks in each year since 2009.

(193343)

92

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure all people with learning difficulties receive annual health checks.

(193354)

93

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets his Department has set for the number of people with learning difficulties who will receive annual health checks in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.

(193355)

94

Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many managers and administrators were employed in the NHS in the (a) latest period for which figures are available and (b) 12 months prior to that period.

(193509)

95

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2014, Official Report, columns 724-5W, on medical records: databases, if he will list the holders of a commercial re-use licence granted by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC); and for each such licence for what purpose the use of HSCIC data was approved.

(193405)

96

Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2013, Official Report, column 718W, what the additional funding for radiotherapy was spent on in each year since April 2011; and if he will publish NHS England's expenditure plans for the additional Â£42 million allocated for improving radiotherapy services in 2014-15.

(193376)

97

Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which treatments have been appraised through a technology appraisal by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence or its predecessor bodies; in which indication each treatment was appraised; on which date each appraisal was (a) initiated and (b) concluded; what the estimated eligible patient population for the treatment in each appraised indication was; whether the end-of-life criteria were applied in each final appraisal determination; whether the additional healthcare costs associated with prolonged survival were captured in each final appraisal determination; what the (i) lowest, (ii) highest and (iii) base case estimate of the cost-per-quality adjusted life year of the treatment in each appraised indication was; and what the recommendation resulting from each appraisal was.

(193294)

98

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of recent progress in the diagnosis of dementia and in the availability to the public of improved methods of diagnosis.

(193540)

99

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of necrotising fasciitis have been recorded in each of the last five years.

(193541)

100

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what safeguards are in place to protect people against health problems arising from operations involving the use of botulism toxin.

(193542)

101

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of cases of concussion in (a) football and (b) other contact sports.

(193544)

102

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information sourced by GPs is reliable and safe to pass to patients.

(193439)

103

Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the quality of psychological support available to individuals with cystic fibrosis who receive a lung transplantation.

(193292)

104

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Refugee Council, When Maternity Doesn't Matter, what steps her Department has taken to reform the dispersal policy of the former UK Border Agency.

(193461)

105

Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the contribution of the (a) Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa route and (b) Tier 1 (Investor) visa route on economic growth.

(193286)

106

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made for immigration offences as a result of information received from the public in each week in 2013; and how many resulted in (a) prosecution and (b) deportation.

(193469)

107

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time was between a deportation order being made on a foreign national offender and their deportation in each year since 2010.

(193470)

108

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many serious misconduct complaints related to the use of control and restraint during enforced removal have been referred to the Professional Standards Unit in each year since 2010.

(193473)

109

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed removals of foreign national offenders there were in each year since 2010.

(193474)

110

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on sheep rustling.

(193320)

111

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with representatives of the retail sector about measures that could be taken by shops selling alcohol to reduce the incidence of binge-drinking.

(193543)

112

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many fire alarms have sounded in Portcullis House in the last 12 months; on how many of these occasions the London Fire Brigade arrived to attend a fire; and on how many of these occasions the London Fire Brigade discovered a fire.

(193305)

113

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has made an assessment of the level of risk experienced by women human rights defenders in Afghanistan; and what arrangements are in place to support their work and create a safer environment.

(193460)

114

Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the contribution of the Prime Minister of 19 March 2014, Official Report, column 781, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in the next six months to ensure that UK aid is not used to facilitate or procure gender abortions; and if she will make a statement.

(193296)

115

Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what diplomatic efforts her Department is making to support the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in bringing both sides of the South Sudanese conflict to the negotiating table and securing a deal for political reform.

(193313)

116

Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Jonglei and the Upper Nile in South Sudan; and what steps she is taking to support those who are being displaced or affected by the conflict.

(193318)

117

Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the policy of Barclays on the use of tax havens.

(193462)

118

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department has given to Special Olympic projects in the last five years.

(193315)

119

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what commitments the UK has to support people with learning disabilities in Arica.

(193406)

120

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to improve the capacity of governments and civil society in the west African coastal region to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and protect local artisanal fishing.

(193478)

121

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2014, Official Report, columns 187-8W on developing countries: forest, if she will list all her Department's sponsored projects in which afforestation is used to minimise the risk of flooding.

(193374)

122

John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons Worksop Courthouse is planned to close.

(193281)

123

Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the introduction of legally binding pre-nuptial agreements.

(193537)

124

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will seek an estimate from the (a) Bailiwick of Jersey and (b) Bailiwick of Guernsey of the value of Russian (a) financial and (b) non-financial assets held in each such territory.

(193345)

125

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he take steps to extend requirement to apply sanctions set out in Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014 to the (a) Bailiwick of Jersey and (b) Bailiwick of Guernsey.

(193346)

126

Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2013, Official Report, column 772W, on Judicial Review, what further assessment has been made of the reasons for the increase in the number of applications for judicial review.

(193293)

127

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what research the Electoral Commission has commissioned into online voting.

(193288)

128

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 introduction of online voting in (a) Australia and (b) South Africa and its relevance to the UK.

(193289)

129

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2014, Official Report, columns 654-5, on electoral register, if the Electoral Commission will publish the results of all research it has conducted into the size of the electorate.

(193378)

130

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2014, Official Report, column 655W, on electoral register, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the reasons for the increase between December 2000 and April 2011 in the percentage of eligible people not registered at their current address.

(193404)

131

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been allocated to Lancashire County Council to repair potholes in (a) Lancashire and (b) Rossendale.

(193302)

132

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been allocated to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council from the Â£200 million fund to repair potholes in Darwen.

(193304)

133

Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the benefits to children's safety of road crossing patrollers.

(193298)

134

Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on road crossing patrollers in (a) Essex and (b) Harlow constituency in the last 10 years.

(193303)

135

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to ratify the International Labour Organisation amendment C188 on the Work in Fishing Convention, in respect of a minimum age for work on a fishing vessel, minimum medical standards, basic work agreements, occupational health and safety, and social security.

(193467)

136

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that houses purchased by HS2 Limited under the Exceptional Hardship Scheme are not sold on at less than market value.

(193438)

137

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many meetings of the Ministerial Taskforce established to implement the recommendations of the Women's Business Council have been held; on what date each such meeting was held; who attended each such meeting; and how many further meetings she expects will be held in 2014.

(193482)

138

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many full-time equivalent members of staff she has allocated to support the work of the Ministerial Taskforce established to implement the recommendations of the Women's Business Council.

(193483)

139

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the achievements to date of the Ministerial Taskforce established to implement the recommendations of the Women's Business Council.

(193484)

140

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what meetings (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have held with external organisations or individuals to discuss the work programme of the Ministerial Taskforce established to implement the recommendations of the Women's Business Council.

(193485)

141

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on appointing a business champion for older workers.

(193486)

142

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what meetings (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have held with (i) Age UK and (ii) the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education to discuss the trialling of new approaches to supporting the skills development of older workers.

(193487)

143

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress her Department has made in developing guidance and toolkits for employers on retention practices for older workers.

(193488)

144

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with which organisations and individuals her Department has co-operated with the development of guidance and toolkits for employers on retention practices for older workers.

(193489)

145

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress her Department has made on the establishment of regional pilots to test different ways to support carers to remain in work; which regions have been selected to run such pilots; what funding is being made available for such pilots; and when she expects such pilots to begin.

(193490)

146

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to assist people with caring responsibilities to set up their own small business.

(193491)

147

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what meetings (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have held with (i) the British Banking Association and (ii) other relevant organisations to discuss access to finance for female entrepreneurs.

(193492)

148

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish guidance and make available resources for parents to enable them to help their children make well-informed career and subject choices.

(193493)

149

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what powers the Child Support Agency has to investigate the weekly expenses of parents who are paying child maintenance.

(193306)

150

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on whether receiving parents should be responsible for estimating the weekly expenses of the paying parent in the calculation of child maintenance entitlement.

(193357)

151

Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the performance of Atos in carrying out medical assessments for personal independence payments; and if he will review this contract following the recent announcement on the Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment contract.

(193373)

152

Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the medical assessment undertaken for personal independence payment claims.

(193375)

153

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will amend the benefits rules on the habitual residency test to exempt family members in the services returning from an overseas posting; and if he will make a statement.

(193379)

154

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people registered with a learning disability were in (a) part-time and (b) full-time employment in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012 and (v) 2013.

(193309)

155

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the number of people with learning disabilities in both part-time and full-time employment.

(193310)

156

John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what regulatory standards he will put in place to ensure people have access to high quality financial advice.

(193280)

157

John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with INEOS on refusal to recognise a trade union at the Grangemouth refinery.

(193317)

* 1

Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): What steps he is taking to reduce the effect of rises in rural and off-grid energy bills on the cost of living.

(903328)

* 2

Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): What steps he is taking to reduce the effect of rises in water bills on the cost of living.

(903329)

* 3

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): What changes he plans to make to policy on bovine TB; and if he will make a statement.

(903330)

* 4

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): What progress he has made in negotiations with the European Commission on a derogation from the ban on the import or manufacture of incandescent bulbs; and if he will make a statement.

(903331)

* 5

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): What steps he is taking to prevent redundancies among staff working on flood protection at the Environment Agency.

(903332)

* 6

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): What recent discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on waste fires.

(903333)

* 7

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What steps his Department is taking to encourage water companies to introduce social tariffs; and if he will make a statement.

(903334)

* 8

Julie Hilling (Bolton West): What progress has been made on the implementation of the recommendations of the Elliot Review into the integrity and assurance of food supply networks.

(903335)

* 9

Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What steps he is taking to reduce the effect of rises in water bills on the cost of living.

(903336)

* 10

Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): Whether he has considered the recommendation of the Environmental Audit Committee in its Eleventh Report, Plastic Bags, HC 861, that the Government should remove the exemption of biodegradable bags from its proposed levy on single-use carrier bags; and if he will make a statement.

(903337)

* 11

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's domestic funding and policies on climate change adaptation; and if he will make a statement.

(903338)

* 12

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What the outcomes were of the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade 2014.

(903339)

* 13

Charlie Elphicke (Dover): What assessment he has made of progress on the water pricing review led by Ofwat; and if he will make a statement.

(903340)

* 14

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): What assessment he has made of the efficacy of the Environment Agency in pursuing prosecutions.

(903341)

* 15

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): What steps he is taking to prevent redundancies among staff working on flood protection at the Environment Agency.

(903342)

* 16

Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): What steps his Department is taking to encourage water companies to introduce social tariffs; and if he will make a statement.

(903343)

* 17

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What steps he is taking to protect bees.

(903344)

* 18

Lisa Nandy (Wigan): What steps he is taking to reduce the effect of rises in water bills on the cost of living.

(903345)

* 19

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): What support the Government is making available to fishermen affected by the recent bad weather.

(903346)

* 20

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the approach of other countries in tackling bovine TB by dealing with the disease in both cattle and wildlife.

(903347)

* 1

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

(903348)

* 2

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton):

(903349)

* 3

Mr David Hanson (Delyn):

(903350)

* 4

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck):

(903351)

* 5

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse):

(903352)

* 6

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley):

(903353)

* 7

Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):

(903354)

* 8

Karl McCartney (Lincoln):

(903355)

* 9

Mr David Amess (Southend West):

(903356)

* 10

Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):

(903357)

* 1

Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what estimate he has made of when it will be possible for women to be bishops in the Church of England.

(903288)

* 2

Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): 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 recent data-matching exercise in the movement towards individual voter registration.

(903289)

* 3

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what the current estimated cost is of necessary repairs to cathedrals in England; and what steps are being taken to ensure that cathedrals remain open to the public.

(903290)

* 4

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what the Church of England's policy is on priests entering a same-sex marriage; and what guidance has been given on what would happen to a priest who did so.

(903291)

* 5

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what the anticipated return is on the Church Commissioners' investments for the current financial year.

(903292)

* 6

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how much money the Church Commissioners anticipate they will be able to distribute to dioceses across England to support their mission in 2014.

(903293)

* 7

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps are being taken to help dioceses and parishes engage and take action with reference to the Church Growth Research Programme.

(903294)

* 8

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, when the Electoral Commission will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland of 6 March 2014 regarding donations from Scythian Ltd.

(903295)

* 9

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will take steps with relevant government departments and other public bodies to ensure that whenever a citizen comes into contact with a public agency for an administrative reason a check is made to see if they are registered on their local electoral roll.

(903296)

* 10

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how the Church Commissioners plan to assist Lichfield Cathedral with its rewiring project; and if he will make a statement.

(903297)

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)

1

N

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether there is a requirement for local authorities to remove apostrophes from street names and street signs.

(193156)

2

N

Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on Serbia's EU accession.

(193055)

3

N

Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the business and inward investment environment in Serbia.

(193056)

4

N

Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Serbian counterpart on (a) rule of law, (b) business and economic reforms, (c) trade and investment, (d) organised crime and (e) corruption in that country.

(193057)

5

N

Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of misuse of Article 234 of the Serbian Criminal Code against the Serbian business community.

(193058)

6

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 268W, on Computer Misuse Act 1990, and with reference to action 7 under objective 1 on page 36 of the UK Cyber Security Strategy, when the Government plans to publish its review of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.

(193210)

1

N

Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of the figures for zero-hour contracts in the Labour Force Survey.

(193442)

2

N

Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made in persuading China to recognise UK export health certificates for pet foods.

(193338)

3

N

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has held with the Guernsey Financial Services Commission on the investigation into the Channel Islands Stock Exchange over its recognised status and the recent reported allegations of wrongdoing.

(193331)

4

N

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions illegal fuel plants in Northern Ireland have been uncovered (a) when the fuel plant has still been operating and (b) at times when the plant had ceased being operational in the last two years.

(193402)

5

N

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the yield of a levy on higher value homes during the preparatory work carried out by his Department into the possible introduction of such a tax.

(193358)

6

N

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the number of properties liable for a possible levy on higher value homes, broken down by region.

(193359)

7

N

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what work has been carried out by his Department's officials on the possible introduction of a levy on higher value homes; what starting points for liability in the value of properties have been considered in the course of any such work; and if he will publish the work concerned.

(193360)

8

N

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methods of assessing liability for a levy on higher value homes have been considered by his Department in the course of preparatory work on the introduction of such a tax; whether individual valuation of properties has been considered; and what estimate has been made of the cost of implementation of such a tax.

(193361)

9

N

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultations have been carried out with (a) valuers and (b) other organisations on the possible introduction of a levy on higher value homes.

(193362)

10

N

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the amount allocated to the Regional Air Connectivity Fund in line 37 of Table 2.1 of Budget 2014 is Â£10 million per annum and the increase in funding listed at paragraph 2.42 for that Fund is Â£20 million per annum.

(193327)

11

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department calculates that 2.5 million eligible families would benefit from tax-free childcare in the consultation on Tax-free Childcare; and how his Department calculated the revised figure of 1.26 million eligible familes in Delivering Tax-Free Childcare, the Government's response to the consultation on design and operation.

(193329)

12

N

Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many proposals have been made by local authorities under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 in each year since that Act has been in force; and how many such proposals his Department has adopted.

(193399)

13

N

Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to landlords of fitting smoke alarms in all rented properties.

(193341)

14

N

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35s the UK is contractually obliged to purchase.

(193514)

15

N

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35s his Department plans to purchase under its Joint Equipment Programme.

(193515)

16

N

Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the military port function of the Sea Mounting Centre at Marchwood will continue to be operated in that location, after the awarding of a lease to a commercial organisation for the development of part of that site; and if he will make a statement.

(193440)

17

N

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the baseline requirements for wi-fi provision for all secondary schools to enable the use of one to one tablet computers in the classroom; and if he will make a statement.

(193444)

18

N

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the baseline requirement for wi-fi provision for all primary schools is; and if he will make a statement.

(193445)

19

N

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on the rollout of broadband for schools; and if he will make a statement.

(193446)

20

N

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects on pedagogy of giving pupils in secondary schools one to one tablet computers; and if he will make a statement.

(193447)

21

N

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparison he has made with other OECD countries of the effects on pedagogy of giving one to one tablets to every pupil in secondary schools.

(193448)

22

N

John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effects on the community energy sector of removing eligibility for Enterprise Investment Scheme awards from business qualifying for renewable obligation certificates.

(193453)

23

N

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Indian counterparts on access to tourist visas for UK nationals with Pakistani heritage.

(193335)

24

N

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the arrest and interrogation of eight Christians in Iran on 5 March 2014 and the issuing of arrest warrants for Amin Khuki, Hossein Bamuzadah and Rahman Buhman; and what recent representations have been made to Iran by the Government on the question of religious toleration.

(193367)

25

N

Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the International Court of Justice's judgment on 5 December 2011 in the case concerning the Application of the Interim Accord of 13 September 1995 (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia v. Greece) will affect the Republic of Macedonia's membership entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

(193391)

26

N

Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on (a) the Republic of Macedonia and (b) the Republic of Montenegro joingin the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation during the 2014 Summit in Wales.

(193392)

27

N

Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Greek counterpart on the Republic of Macedonia's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

(193393)

28

N

Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy to formally classify the presence of Russian troops in (a) South Ossetia, (b) Abkhazia, (c) the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and (d) the City of Sevastopol as an occupation.

(193394)

29

N

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to strengthen the language of the draft Human Rights Council Resolution on Promoting Reconciliation, Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka and to build support from Human Rights Council members for an international inquiry into Sri Lanka.

(193332)

30

N

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to Israel on the building of 839 new housing units in the Settlement of Ariel announced in March 2014.

(193397)

31

N

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk of expropriation of UK assets in Russia; and if he will make a statement.

(193363)

32

N

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk of a Russian invasion of the Transnistria region of Moldova; and if he will make a statement.

(193364)

33

N

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to extend the requirement to apply sanctions set out in Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014 to all British Overseas Territory governments.

(193365)

34

N

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek an estimate from all British Overseas Territory governments of the value of Russian (a) financial and (b) non-financial assets held in their territories.

(193366)

35

N

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the potential role of the UK's sovereign bases in Cyprus in reaching a comprehensive settlement in Cyrpus.

(193499)

36

N

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential economic benefits of reaching a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus in respect of resolving the issues relating to the port of Famagusta.

(193500)

37

N

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their Turkish counterparts on efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus in respect of issues relating to the port of Famagusta.

(193501)

38

N

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their EU counterparts on efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus in respect of issues relating to the port of Famagusta.

(193502)

39

N

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) salary level and (d) professional qualifications of each director who has worked at Public Health England since that body's formation; and if he will state whether each such position was advertised publicly.

(193389)

40

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to (a) receive and (b) publish his response to Sir Cyril Chantler's independent review of the public health impact for standardised tobacco packaging.

(193409)

41

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff of what grades there are in each of the private offices of the directors of Public Health England.

(193410)

42

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 20 March 2014, Official Report, columns 725-6W, on mental health services, what critical steps were set out at the third Choice in the Mental Health Workshop on 12 March 2014; and if he will publish the minutes of that workshop and the programme that emerged from it.

(193411)

43

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that patients' views and feedback are taken into account in the delivery of mental health services.

(193449)

44

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the health risks associated with krokodil.

(193451)

45

N

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the proportion of children aged 4 to 5 years who have received screening for visual defects since 1 April 2013; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure such screening is provided universally across England in line with the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee.

(193330)

46

N

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on disposal of foetal remains through incineration to heat hospitals.

(193326)

47

N

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will consider establishing a strategic small surgeries fund to help small rural GPs affected by the new funding formulae.

(193503)

48

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff at each grade were employed in each of the private offices of the directors of the Health Protection Agency in the 12 months prior to April 2013.

(193497)

49

N

Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy that women diagnosed with ovarian cancer should be tested for the BRCA 1/2 gene on diagnosis.

(193339)

50

N

Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women in Warrington were (a) diagnosed with ovarian cancer and (b) had ovarian cancer listed as a cause of death in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(193340)

51

N

Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of women in (a) the UK and (b) the North West were diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the last five years for which figures are available.

(193396)

52

N

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish any representations made to him by NHS England on the care.data scheme.

(193450)

53

N

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the time taken to roll-out the care.data scheme.

(193498)

54

N

Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women and girls received NHS treatment in each foundation trust area after having undergone a female genital mutilation procedure in each of the last three years.

(193323)

55

N

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking on the decision to allow the sale and consumption of alcohol in a motorway service area.

(193334)

56

N

Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children were placed in local authority care in each of the last 10 years.

(193336)

57

N

Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children there were in the UK in each of the last 10 years.

(193337)

58

N

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has paid for the use of Interpol's SLTD database in each year since 2010.

(193398)

59

N

Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2014, Official Report, column 604W, on EU Justice and Home Affairs, with which countries the EU as a legal personality has concluded co-operation agreements, in the field of justice and home affairs.

(193408)

60

N

Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the speech of 27 January 2014 by the Secretary of State for International Development on smart aid, with which key industries and professions her Department is partnering.

(193452)

61

N

Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that its private sector strategy adheres to the Busan principles on aid effectiveness.

(193511)

62

N

Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her speech given at the London Stock Exchange on 27 January 2014, which the major partner companies are that she referred to in the section of the speech dealing with greater engagement with businesses.

(193512)

63

N

Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her speech given at the London Stock Exchange on 27 January 2014, what the role will be of the dedicated contact points referred to in that speech; and whether organisations from civil society will have access to those contact points.

(193513)

64

N

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in Northern Ireland per 10,000 of the population were prosecuted for non-payment of the television licence fee in each of the last three years.

(193401)

65

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which instances Probation Trust staff have been co-located with other public or private organisations in (a) Probation Trust premises and (b) other organisation premises; and what the annual cost to the Probation Trust is of sub-letting any space shared with another organisation for the purpose of staff co-location under (b).

(193387)

66

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people given custodial sentences for non-payment of (a) a television licence, (b) vehicle excise duty and (c) council tax in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013 were sentenced to (A) up to three months, (B) up to six months, (C) up to 12 months and (D) over 12 months.

(193388)

67

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who the current bidders for the Transforming Rehabilitation prime provider contracts are in each of the 21 geographic areas; and which bidders for these contracts have indicated but then withdrawn an interest.

(193390)

68

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people appearing in court for non-payment of (a) a television licence, (b) vehicle excise duty and (c) council tax in each year since 2010 were found (i) guilty and (ii) not guilty.

(193400)

69

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2014, Official Report, columns 705-6W, on domestic violence: prosecutions, if he will estimate the number of victimless prosecutions for domestic violence-related offences there were in 2013.

(193325)

70

N

Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which countries the EU as a legal personality is currently negotiating co-operation agreements in the field of justice and home affairs.

(193454)

71

N

Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which countries the EU as a legal personality has concluded co-operation agreements in the field of justice and home affairs.

(193455)

72

N

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people on remand or on bail in connection with terrorism-related charges are recipients of letters as part of the On the Run scheme.

(193412)

73

N

Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2014, Official Report, column 692W, on rural bus services, to which projects the Â£300 million funding for major bus projects has been allocated; and how much has been allocated to each.

(193328)

74

N

Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with train operating companies and rolling stock companies about the availability of rolling stock to train operating companies during the periods of franchise extension.

(193333)

75

N

John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that the remuneration of Network Rail executives should be reduced in response to the incidence of deaths on level crossings.

(193324)

76

N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to appoint the working group to assess the impact of the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 in the shipping industry; what the terms of reference will be for that group; and what the expected timeframe will be within which it will report its findings to Ministers.

(193494)

77

N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to enforce the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 in the shipping industry; and what the regulatory body is which is responsible for such enforcement on (a) UK and (b) overseas-flagged vessels in UK ports.

(193495)

78

N

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made on the number of people paying the under-occupancy charge who have fallen into rent arrears.

(193395)

79

N

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much additional funding each local authority will receive to enable it to investigate whether claimants are eligible for refund of under-occupancy penalty payments in 2014-15.

(193441)

80

N

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria will be used by his Department to determine how much funding each local authority will receive to investigate those eligible to receive a refund of under-occupancy payments.

(193456)

81

N

Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of zero-hours contract positions advertised in Jobcentre Plus in England in the past 12 months.

(193443)

82

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proposals he has to tackle worklessness among social housing tenants.

(193504)

83

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) 18 year olds and (b) people under 25 have been out of work for over a year; and what the equivalent figures were in each of the last six years.

(193505)

84

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people on the Work Programme with (a) no qualification, (b) a qualification below Level 2, (c) a qualification at Level 2 and (d) a qualification at Level 3, 4 or above secured a sustained job outcome within two years of starting on the programme.

(193506)

85

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on tackling worklessness among social housing tenants.

(193507)

86

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many press officers his Department employed in each of the last six years.

(193508)

1

N

Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had about the 48-hour notice period that Trading Standards must give when attending retail premises in relation to inspections; and if he will make a statement.

(192535)

2

N

Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received about the 48-hour notice period that Trading Standards must give when attending retail premises in relation to inspections; and if he will make a statement.

(192536)

1

N

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the annual survey of hours and earnings, published on 12 December 2013, if he will estimate the number and proportion of (a) men and (b) women in (i) full-time and (ii) part-time work in each (A) local authority area and (B) parliamentary constituency earning the national minimum wage in April 2013 defined as (1) adults aged 21 years and over earning less than Â£6.24, (2) youths (aged 18 to 20) earning less than Â£5.03 and (3) 16 to 17 year olds earning less than Â£3.73.

(193516)

2

N

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what principles and criteria new developments will be required to meet in areas designated as garden cities.

(193457)

3

N

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to establish garden city principles in Ebbsfleet.

(193458)

4

N

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisation and individuals (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met to discuss the recently announced garden city prospectus; and how many such meetings have been held with each organisation or individual.

(193459)

1

N

Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions in the North East have had members of staff take detached duty since 2010.

(192683)

2

N

Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff of each (a) prison and (b) young offender institutions in the North East were made redundant in each year since 2010.

(192684)

1

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2014, Official Report, column 693W, on bus services: disability, how many public service vehicles (a) in each region and (b) operated by each operator have been issued with PSVAR certificates.

(193342)

1

N

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reform the Electronic Communications Code.

(193135)

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