Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 1 April 2014
Notes:
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Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 31 March 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 1 April 2014
For Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.
Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
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1
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
What steps he is taking to improve compassionate care in the NHS.
(903418)
*
2
Mr David Crausby
(Bolton North East):
What his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of reorganisation in the NHS.
(903419)
*
3
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
How many staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by NHS organisations since May 2010.
(903420)
*
4
Ann Coffey
(Stockport):
What recent representations he has received on community pharmacies.
(903421)
*
5
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
What progress he has made on improving out-of-hospital care for frail elderly people.
(903422)
*
6
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
What steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to diagnose brain tumours in children.
(903423)
*
7
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
What estimate he has made of the number of patients who have waited for more than four hours in A&E departments in 2013-14 to date.
(903424)
*
8
Andy McDonald
(Middlesbrough):
What progress has been made on achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health.
(903425)
*
9
Stephen McPartland
(Stevenage):
What recent steps he has taken to improve maternity care.
(903426)
*
10
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
How many staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by NHS organisations since May 2010.
(903427)
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11
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
What recent steps he has taken to improve maternity care.
(903428)
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12
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
What progress has been made on achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health.
(903429)
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13
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
What steps the Government is taking to reduce the amount of sugar in children's diet.
(903430)
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14
John Howell
(Henley):
What recent steps he has taken to improve maternity care.
(903431)
*
15
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
What progress has been made on achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health.
(903432)
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17
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
What progress has been made by the taskforce reviewing the effects of the Working Time Directive on the NHS.
(903434)
*
18
Mr David Nuttall
(Bury North):
What recent steps he has taken to improve maternity care in Greater Manchester.
(903435)
*
19
Mr Marcus Jones
(Nuneaton):
What progress his Department has made on improving the performance of hospitals in special measures.
(903436)
*
21
David Tredinnick
(Bosworth):
What steps he has taken to improve patient choice in the NHS.
(903438)
*
22
Nadhim Zahawi
(Stratford-on-Avon):
What steps he is taking to improve compassionate care in the NHS.
(903439)
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24
Barbara Keeley
(Worsley and Eccles South):
How many staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by NHS organisations since May 2010.
(903441)
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25
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
If his Department will provide support for small rural GP surgeries additional to that provided through the new GP surgery funding formula.
(903442)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*
1
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(903408)
*
2
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
(903409)
*
3
Mr David Heath
(Somerton and Frome):
(903410)
*
4
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
(903411)
*
5
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
(903412)
*
6
Bob Blackman
(Harrow East):
(903413)
*
7
Mr Dave Watts
(St Helens North):
(903414)
*
8
Andy McDonald
(Middlesbrough):
(903415)
*
9
David Wright
(Telford):
(903416)
*
10
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
(903417)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 26 March
1
N
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the views of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the survival benefit of dacabazine as a first line treatment for advanced melanoma; and if he will make a statement.
(193951)
2
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Health and Safety Executive on health and safety in NHS hospitals.
(903440)
3
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of an offence contrary to Articles 122 (1)(a) and 123 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, in each of the last four years.
(193809)
4
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of an offence contrary to sections 30 to 41 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each of the last four years.
(193810)
Notices given on Thursday 27 March
1
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the Government has made of the likely change in the number of people in the UK who will be aged 90 years and over between 2012 and 2023.
(194120)
2
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many disabled people were in paid work in Brigg and Goole constituency in each of the last five years.
(194258)
3
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of the removal of air passenger duty (APD) on the number of passengers travelling between Belfast and Newark International; and if he will take that assessment into account when considering changes to levels of APD for other flights from and within the UK.
(194123)
4
N
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the guidance given to those approaching retirement will be a specific recommendation of a product to secure the best income in retirement.
(194272)
5
N
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of the planned changes to pensions on (a) prices and (b) availability of annuities.
(194273)
6
N
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of the planned changes to pensions on the price of an annuity for those with pension pots worth (a) £10,000, (b) £20,000, (c) £30,000, (d) £40,000, (e) £50,000 and (f) £100,000.
(194274)
7
N
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the planned changes to pensions on the availability of an annuity for those with pension pots worth (a) £10,000, (b) £20,000, (c) £30,000, (d) £40,000, (e) £50,000 and (f) £100,000.
(194275)
8
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to hold Armed Forces Day events in Northern Ireland in June 2014.
(194119)
9
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support British service personnel are providing to the Afghan National Security Forces to ensure that the elections in Afghanistan are free and fair.
(194094)
10
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support the UK is offering to the (a) EU and (b) OSCE election monitoring missions to Afghanistan.
(194095)
11
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the 60 questions relating to the future Strategic Defence and Security Review to which the Permanent Under-Secretary of his Department referred during his oral evidence to the Defence Select Committee on 25 March 2014.
(194118)
12
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he or officials of his Department will discuss the issues raised by Lieutenant General Christopher Bogdan of the US Air Force in his testimony on the F-35 programme to the US House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces sub-committee with their US counterparts.
(194198)
13
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) men and (b) women there were in the reserve forces in Brigg and Goole constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
(194259)
14
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) 14, (b) 15, (c) 16, (d) 17 and (e) 18 year olds enrolled at each university technical college in 2013-14.
(194108)
15
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of all primary school age children in England were learning a musical instrument in (a) academies, (b) community schools, (c) free schools, (d) primary schools and (e) other schools in each of the last five years.
(194088)
16
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of all secondary school age children in England were learning a musical instrument in (a) academies, (b) community schools, (c) free schools, (d) primary schools and (e) other schools in each of the last five years.
(194089)
17
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the three most popular instruments are for primary school children in England who are learning an instrument in school.
(194090)
18
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the three most popular instruments are for secondary school children in England who are learning an instrument in school.
(194091)
19
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of primary school children in England learning an instrument in school (a) paid a charge and (b) received their tuition free of charge in each of the last five years.
(194092)
20
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what dates the National Panel on Serious Case Reviews has met; and if he will publish the minutes of that Panel's meetings.
(194096)
21
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had with members of the National Panel on Serious Case Reviews.
(194097)
22
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many serious case reviews have been (a) commissioned and (b) published since June 2010.
(194098)
23
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what interaction the National Panel on Serious Case Reviews has had with the Local Safeguarding Children's Board Network.
(194099)
24
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, to whom the National Panel on Serious Case Reviews is accountable; and what the terms of reference of that Panel are.
(194100)
25
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber were adopted in each of the last five years.
(194260)
26
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Hunting Act 2004.
(194121)
27
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the estimated cost of the direct damage caused by recent flooding in Somerset meets the eligibility criteria for the European Union Solidarity Fund; and what discussions his Department has had with EU officials on an application to that fund.
(194106)
28
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many civil servants in his Department spent some or all of their time working on the Hunting Act 2004 in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date; and what the grade is of each such staff member.
(194164)
29
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has allocated staff resources or established a dedicated unit in his Department to deal with proposed amendments to the Hunting Act 2004.
(194165)
30
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 33W, on flood control, what the reasons are for the disparity between the figures given in that Answer and those contained in the Red Book Table 2.1 Line 34 for 2014-15 and 2015-16.
(194187)
31
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of (a) pneumonia, (b) septic pneumonia, (c) Pericarditis, (d) Septic Pericarditis, (e) Peritonitis, (f) septic peritonitis, (g) Oedema, (h) Emaciation, (i) Bruising or trauma, (j) Abscesses in offal, (k) Abscesses in carcases, (l) Pyaemia, (m) animals with septicaemia, (n) Animals with tumours, (o) Hydronephrosis, (p) Nephritis and septic nephritis, (q) Lymphadenitis, (r) Tuberculosis, (s) Erysipelas in pigs, (t) Steatosis, (u) Actinobacillous and (v) Actinomycosus in red meat animals have been identified at official post mortem inspection and prevented from entering the food chain by officials working for an on behalf of the FSA since 1 April 2012.
(194202)
32
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of (a) faecal contamination, (b) cellulitis, (c) dermatitis, (d) ascites, (e) salpingitiss, (f) egg impaction, (g) peritonis, (h) pericarditis, (i) pericarditis, (j) foot infections or problems, (k) arthritis and joint problems, (l) septicaemia and fever, (m) tumours, (n) air sacculitis, (o) Marek's disease, (p) white muscular disease and (q) Aspergillosis have been identified at post mortem inspection of poultry and prevented from entering the food chain 1 April 2012.
(194203)
33
N
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of parasitic lung worms have been identified at official post mortem inspection and prevented from entering the food chain by officials working for and on behalf of the Food Standards Agency since 1 April 2012.
(194194)
34
N
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of the cystic stage (C Bovis) of the human tapeworm Taenia Saginata have been identified at official post mortem inspection and prevented from entering the food chain by officials working for and on behalf of the Food Standards Agency since 1 April 2012.
(194195)
35
N
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of (a) Cysticercus Tenuicollis (adult tapeworm - Taenia Hydatigena), (b) Cysticercus Ovis (adult tapeworm - Taenia Ovis), (c) Hydatid Cysts (adult tapeworm - Echinococcus Granulosus), (d) Generalised (cysts identified in multiple parts of the animal including the musculature the consumer would define as meat) and (e) Cysticercus Ovis have been identified at official post-mortem inspections and prevented from entering the food chain by officials working for and on behalf of the Food Standards Agency since 1 April 2012.
(194196)
36
N
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times lesions on livers caused by the intermediate stage of the parasitic roundworm ascaris suum identified in pigs at official post mortem inspection have been prevented from entering the food chain by officials working for or on behalf of the Food Standards Agency since 1 April 2012.
(194265)
37
N
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the liver fluke fasciola hepatica identified at official post mortem inspection has been prevented from entering the food chain by officials working for and on behalf of the Food Standards Agency performing thorough meat inspection since 1 April 2012.
(194266)
38
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the UK is taking to promote peaceful dialogue in Venezuela between the government and of that country and political opponents.
(194197)
39
N
Mr John Baron
(Basildon and Billericay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were eligible for and participated in the bowel cancer screening programme in (a) England, (b) each of the five regional programme hubs and (c) each of the 59 regional screening centres in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, and (iv) 2012-13.
(194093)
40
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of deaths attributable to long-term exposure to particularate air pollution in each of the last five years.
(194102)
41
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to ensure that local authorities in England pursue a continuous improvement in the proportion of the eligible population offered and taking up NHS health checks.
(194103)
42
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that all NHS trusts are providing the full range of mental health interventions recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
(194104)
43
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) fixed costs and (b) annual running costs of Public Health England.
(194105)
44
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed at Public Health England.
(194107)
45
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what outcomes he expects to be achieved over the next 12 months as a result of steps taken to reduce the level of still birth and infant mortality rates.
(194122)
46
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Food Standards Agency has carried out any research on the European Commission's published proposals to change EU Regulation 882/2004 governing official controls in the food and agriculture industries.
(194261)
47
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what pay rise NHS employees on incremental schemes will receive if they are already at the top of their banding levels.
(194188)
48
N
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what initiatives are in place to train health professionals on the importance of providing people with Parkinson's disease medication on time while they are in hospital.
(194192)
49
N
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to ensure there is a quick and easy way for a patient with Parkinson's disease to lodge a complaint against a hospital trust should they not receive their medicine on time during their stay.
(194193)
50
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, what proportion of new drivers obtaining driving convictions were offered speed awareness courses in each year since 2010.
(194127)
51
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to work with police forces across the country to protect children from online sexual exploitation.
(194269)
52
N
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on legal fees in immigration cases when she has been (a) the defendant and (b) the appellant, in each of the last five years for which records are available.
(194153)
53
N
Martin Horwood
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking as co-chair of the Mexico High Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development co-operation to ensure that future aid to the private sector respects the Busan principles.
(194268)
54
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking in her role as co-chair of the Mexico High Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development to ensure that future development co-operation respects the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developments Busan Principles (a) generally and (b) as they apply to aid allocated to private sector organisations.
(194129)
55
N
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the contracting-out of the Probation Service during 2014.
(194199)
56
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women were serving custodial sentences for non-payment of (i) a television licence, (ii) vehicle excise duty and (iii) council tax on 1 March 2014.
(194101)
57
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, from which companies additional spaces have been purchased in which prisons in each month since May 2010.
(194109)
58
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent purchasing additional prison places from existing privately run prisons in each month since May 2010.
(194110)
59
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total amount of fines levied on but uncollected from people found guilty of non-payment of (a) a television licence, (b) vehicle excise duty and (c) council tax was on 1 March 2014.
(194111)
60
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine was for people found guilty of non-payment of (a) a television licence, (b) vehicle excise duty and (c) council tax in each of the last four years.
(194112)
61
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in Scotland that depend on the UK's membership of the EU.
(194114)
62
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the number of homeless (a) single people and (b) families in Scotland.
(194115)
63
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on maximising tourism opportunities in Scotland.
(194116)
64
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on NHS Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
(194117)
65
N
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce which stations will receive (a) access for all funding and (b) national station improvement programme funding between 2014 and 2019.
(194262)
66
N
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he expects all peak services provided by Southeastern to be formed of 12 car trains.
(194263)
67
N
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent by his Department on platform lengthening on the Integrated Kent Franchise routes in each year since 2000, by station.
(194264)
68
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost per mile of building cycle lanes; and what steps he is taking to reduce this cost in rural areas.
(194267)
69
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) net franchise payment, (b) revenue support sum and (c) net subsidy are for the 22 month direct award of the northern franchise to Northern Rail Ltd.
(194113)
70
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Transport for London on the South East Flexible Ticketing scheme.
(194128)
71
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will update the business case for High Speed 2 to reflect the fact that there will be no link with High Speed 1.
(194270)
72
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each parliamentary constituency are currently incurring the under-occupancy penalty.
(194189)
73
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many outstanding cases of social fund loan repayments his Department is curretnly pursuing; in what year each such loan was issued; what estimate he has made of the total value of such outstanding repayments; and how much his Department is paying a debt management service to pursue such repayments.
(194152)
74
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Ministerial Statement of 27 March 2014, Official Report, columns 56-8WS, on Atos, how much Atos has paid to his Department in order to exit its contract early; and whether he plans for the new contract provide for payments calculated on the number of assessments completed.
(194148)
75
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department makes available to people who are unable to work whilst receiving treatment for cancer and what assets which cannot quickly be converted to enough money to cover consequential costs.
(194168)
76
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department collects information from Jobcentre Plus offices on the number of people referred to local advice providers to use telephones.
(194147)
77
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance was given to Jobcentre Plus offices on supporting people internally rather than externally following the recent removal of warm phones.
(194151)
78
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many repeat employment and support allowance claimants have been placed in the work-related activity group with the prognosis that engagement in work is unlikely in the longer term since October 2008.
(194166)
79
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new employment and support allowance claimants have been placed in the work-related activity group with the prognosis that engagement in work is unlikely in the longer term since October 2008.
(194167)
80
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provisions are in place to enable a lone parent on out-of-work benefits and on a course taking up more than 16 hours per week, whose youngest child turns five years old, to complete the course notwithstanding the 16 hour rule.
(194200)
81
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent guidance his Department has issued to Jobcentre Plus staff on how to advise clients on alternatives to warm phones for contacting Jobcentre Plus or applying for jobs by telephone.
(194201)
82
N
Mr Mike Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy that applicants for means-tested benefits aged 55 years and above will not be deemed for purposes of benefit eligibility assessment to have vested in the capital and potential income held within their defined contribution pension pots.
(194190)
83
N
Mr Mike Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the effect of extending the rights to exercise choice in the future investment of the proceeds of defined contribution pensions to all pension holders who have bought an annuity since 6 April 2013.
(194191)
Notices given on Friday 28 March
1
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the findings of the Oxford Economics report commissioned by the University of Sheffield entitled the Economic Costs and Benefits of International Students, January 2013.
(194284)
2
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the economic benefits to the UK of international students.
(194285)
3
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the effect on higher education providers of charging international students for use in the NHS.
(194286)
4
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue likely to accrue to the Exchequer from the sale of EU Emissions Trading Scheme allowances in each year to 2021.
(194278)
5
Gordon Henderson
(Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to set a time limit within which property management companies will have to produce their service charge accounts.
(194294)
6
Jonathan Reynolds
(Stalybridge and Hyde):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff are currently working in his Department’s Major Infrastructure Tracking Unit.
(194287)
7
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the socio-economic development performance of Magnox in North Ayrshire.
(194319)
8
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the socio-economic development performance of NMP in West Cumbria.
(194320)
9
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he intends to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Sunderland Central dated 27 February 2014 relating to the Eggborough power station.
(194302)
10
Julian Sturdy
(York Outer):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of British-grown wheat used in bio-fuel production.
[R]
(194276)
11
Julian Sturdy
(York Outer):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the welfare of horses is considered a priority in live exports and (b) laws relating to the welfare of horses are being enforced.
(194277)
12
George Freeman
(Mid Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expenditure on medical research was, by category, by the (a) National Institute for Health Research and (b) Medical Research Council in the latest period for which figures are available.
(194301)
13
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will request NHS England to inform him when the hon. Member for Hartlepool can expect to receive a reply to his letter dated 17 December 2013, on the subject of availability and funding of cosmetic surgery for people born with cleft lip and palate.
(194279)
14
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she intends to respond to the email of 17 October 2013 sent by the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish concerning her Department's plan for spending and distributing the core funds of £375 million that were pledged in June 2013.
(194311)
15
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 255W, on Personal Independence Payment, what his Department's original guideline assumptions were as to the percentage of personal independence payment new claim referrals that would involve a consultation assessment; and if he will make a statement.
(194283)
16
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 318W, on Personal Independence Payment, what discussions he has had with providers about personal independence payment claim processing times.
(194292)
17
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 318W, on Personal Independence Payment, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of personal independence payment claim processing times.
(194293)
18
John Healey
(Wentworth and Dearne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2014, Official Report, columns 232-3W, on social security benefits: young people, if he will publish information relevant to the original question in whatever format that is available.
(194288)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
*
1
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
(903393)
*
2
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the Government's economic policies on the cost of living in Northern Ireland.
(903394)
*
3
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
What steps she is taking to promote a positive outcome for the Haass talks.
(903395)
*
4
Sir Edward Leigh
(Gainsborough):
What steps her Department is taking to commemorate the sacrifice of Irish soldiers during the First World War.
(903396)
*
5
Nigel Mills
(Amber Valley):
What recent discussions she has had with political parties in Nortern Ireland on dealing with the past.
(903397)
*
6
Rosie Cooper
(West Lancashire):
What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the Government's economic policies on the cost of living in Northern Ireland.
(903398)
*
7
Kate Hoey
(Vauxhall):
What progress has been made on gaining compensation from the Libyan government for the victims of terrorist acts perpetrated by the IRA.
(903399)
*
8
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
What recent assessment she has made of the Haass process.
(903400)
*
9
Mr John Baron
(Basildon and Billericay):
What progress has been made on the review of so-called letters of comfort issued to on-the-runs.
(903401)
*
10
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
What steps she is taking to increase the amount of government spending allocated to Northern Ireland.
(903402)
*
11
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
What steps she is taking to promote a positive outcome for the Haass talks.
(903403)
*
12
David Mowat
(Warrington South):
What assessment her Department has made of the role of the voluntary sector in dealing with the legacy of the past.
(903404)
*
13
Mrs Mary Glindon
(North Tyneside):
What assessment she has made of the effect of reductions in the number of people employed in the public sector in Northern Ireland.
(903405)
*
14
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
What recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on economic development in Northern Ireland.
(903406)
*
15
Damian Hinds
(East Hampshire):
What recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on economic development in Northern Ireland.
(903407)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
*
1
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 2 April.
(903443)
*
2
Chloe Smith
(Norwich North):
(903444)
*
3
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
(903445)
*
4
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
(903446)
*
5
David Rutley
(Macclesfield):
(903447)
*
6
Ms Gisela Stuart
(Birmingham, Edgbaston):
(903448)
*
7
Kate Hoey
(Vauxhall):
(903449)
*
8
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
(903450)
*
9
Chris Kelly
(Dudley South):
(903451)
*
10
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
(903452)
*
11
Siobhain McDonagh
(Mitcham and Morden):
(903453)
*
12
Mr Alan Reid
(Argyll and Bute):
(903454)
*
13
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
(903455)
*
14
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
(903456)
*
15
Guy Opperman
(Hexham):
(903457)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 18 March
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)
Notices given on Monday 24 March
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)
Notices given on Tuesday 25 March
1
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Ofcom voluntary code of practice on broadband speeds; and if she will make a statement.
(193662)
2
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many old oil and gas wells there are in the UK for which no firm or company is responsible; and how such wells are monitored for leaks.
(193643)
3
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take to prevent leaks and improve monitoring at existing (a) in use and (b) extinct or abandoned onshore oil and gas sites.
(193663)
Notices given on Wednesday 26 March
1
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance he has given to local enterprise partnerships about the inclusion of higher education in their strategic economic plans.
(193952)
2
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will increase the maximum amount that students at alternative providers can borrow from the Student Loans Company to £9,000.
(193953)
3
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage alternative providers of higher education to offer courses in STEM subjects.
(193954)
Notices given on Thursday 27 March
1
N
Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that sex-selective abortion does not place in the UK.
(194256)
2
N
Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to amend HAS4 abortion referral forms to include a declaration on the part of registered medical practitioners that they are satisfied that the women is not seeking an abortion the grounds of foetal sex.
(194257)
3
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been referred to jobs on zero-hours contracts through Jobcentre Plus in each month since May 2010.
(194204)
4
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have moved off jobseeker's allowance to jobs on zero-hours contracts in each month since May 2010.
(194205)
5
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is issued to Jobcentre Plus on recommending jobs on zero-hours contracts.
(194206)
6
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion and number of job outcomes from the work programme were in zero-hours contracts roles in each month since the programme began.
(194207)
7
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion and number of jobs currently advertised through Jobcentre Plus are on zero-hour contracts.
(194208)
Notices given on Friday 28 March
1
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what provision exists under his Department's Traineeships Programme for individuals with special needs.
(194303)
2
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what incentives his Department provides to companies who pioneer initiatives designed to tackle unemployment.
(194316)
3
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rhondda of 27 March 2014, Official Report, column 347W, on housing benfit: social rented sector, if she will commission a one year evaluation of the effects of the under-occupancy penalty.
(194295)
4
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing tenants who were liable to pay the under-occupancy penalty have moved house since 1 April 2013.
(194296)
5
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons his Department has not published data on the effects of the under-occupancy penalty on the number of social housing tenants who have moved home or fallen into rent arrears.
(194297)
6
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the projected spending by her Department in 2015-16 by functional flows to (a) museums and galleries, (b) communications, (c) libraries, (d) tourism, (e) the Royal Parks, (f) equalities, (g) BBC Public Sector broadcasting, (h) S4C, (i) arts, (j) sports, (k) gambling and National Lottery, (l) architecture and the historic environment and (m) the creative industries, disaggregating between (i) grant-in-aid and Lottery and (ii) capital and current expenditure.
(194280)
7
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council Enlgand spent on consultants in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
(194314)
8
N
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funds have been disbursed through the Enterprise Investment Scheme to film projects in each month since June 2010.
(194281)
9
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of secondary school children in England learning to play a musical instrument in school (a) paid a charge and (b) received their tuition free of charge in school years (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
(194313)
10
N
Nigel Adams
(Selby and Ainsty):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has plans to extend the life of generating capacity currently scheduled to be closed in the event that delays in new investment arise as a result of uncertainty about the outcome of the competition investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority.
(194312)
11
N
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many applications his Department has received for (a) one-year, (b) three-year and (c) 15-year contracts relating to (i) gas and (ii) coal under the capacity market.
(194282)
12
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 949W, on abortion, how many Ground E terminations were permitted due to a sex-linked inherited condition in the foetus in each of the last five years for which records are available.
(194306)
13
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2014, Official Report, column 372W, on driving: licensing, how many drivers who received driving convictions undertook speed awareness courses in each year since 2010, by police force area.
(194304)
14
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2014, Official Report, column 372W, on driving: licensing, how many drivers within the two-year probationary period who received driving convictions undertook speed awareness courses in each year since 2010 (a) in total and (b) by police force area.
(194305)
15
N
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will itemise all sectoral budget support given to the Ethiopian government in the last two years.
(194298)
16
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information (a) his Department and (b) HM Tribunals Service hold on the gender of people (i) prosecuted and convicted for television licence evasion and (ii) imprisoned for non-payment of a fine for television licence evasion.
(194289)
17
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information (a) his Department and (b) HM Tribunals Service hold on the socio-economic status of people (i) prosecuted and convicted for television licence evasion and (ii) imprisoned for non-payment of a fine for television licence evasion.
(194290)
18
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information (a) his Department and (b) HM Tribunals Service hold on the age of people (i) prosecuted and convicted for television licence evasion and (ii) imprisoned for non-payment of a fine for television licence evasion.
(194291)
19
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the required prison officers in post figures are as part of the benchmarking process for each prison; and what the corresponding current full-time equivalent prison officer figures are.
(194299)
20
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on which occasions prisons have (a) reached and (b) exceeded their (i) occupational capacity and (ii) in-use cetified normal accommodation in each month since September 2013.
(194307)
21
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for each secure estate establishment closed since May 2010, how much capital investment there was in the 12 months prior to the public announcement of the closure of that establishment; and if he will list specific items of such investment in excess of £100,000 at each such establishment.
(194308)
22
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) operational capacities and (b) certified normal accommodations were of each privately run prison with which a contract for additional places has been signed since January 2014.
(194309)
23
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in respect of each contract with a private provider for additional spaces in existing prisons signed since May 2010, how many such spaces were agreed; how long the contract was for; and how much of the cost of the contract was (a) in total and (b) per space agreed.
(194310)
24
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people returning to Jobcentre Plus after two years on the Work Programme are aged under 25 years old.
(194315)
25
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has been made of how much his Department is likely to save annually as a result of the removal of warm phones from Jobcentre Plus offices.
(194317)
26
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department records the number of referrals made to local third-sector advice providers (a) to use the telephone, (b) for help filling in forms and (c) providing other support.
(194318)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 20 March
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)
Notices given on Thursday 27 March
1
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a copy of the current marketing and advertising strategy document of the National Careers Service.
(194169)
2
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the armed forces will tender for the successor to the SA80 L86A2.
(194154)
3
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department spent on (a) genito-urinary medicine and (b) sexual health in each of the last five years.
(194209)
4
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) sexual health and (b) gum clinics there were in England in each of the last five years.
(194210)
5
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of staff were employed in (a) sexual health and (b) gum clinics in England in each of the last five years.
(194211)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 28 March
1
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding, information and training available for people with epilepsy and their families.
(194300)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 27 March
1
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to follow the model used for the restriction of the resale of football match tickets for other live events.
(194233)
2
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action her Department is taking to prevent the resale of event tickets on the internet at a significant increase to their original face value.
(194271)