Order Book Part 2 [9 April 2014]

★ 1

Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): What assessment she has made of the level of women's participation in the upcoming Afghanistan presidential election.

(903613)

★ 2

Ian Mearns (Gateshead): What her health priorities are for the post-2015 development framework.

(903614)

★ 3

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What recent steps she has taken to ensure the future funding and effectiveness of the GAVI Alliance.

[R] (903615)

★ 4

Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's support for the Palestinian Authority.

(903616)

★ 5

John Howell (Henley): What steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of aid dependency through the creation of jobs.

(903617)

★ 6

Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): What steps her Department is taking to support developing countries in tackling the effects of dementia.

(903618)

★ 8

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): How much international development aid the UK gave in total to Jamaica, Pakistan, Nigeria, Somalia, India and Bangladesh combined in the last year for which figures are available.

(903620)

★ 9

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What steps she is taking to tackle female genital mutilation and early and forced marriage worldwide.

(903621)

★ 10

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): What assessment she has made of international efforts to improve levels of safety and conditions of work in Bangladesh's garment industry.

(903622)

★ 11

John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What assessment she has made of conclusions of the recent UN IPCC report on the effects of climate change on developing countries.

(903623)

★ 12

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria.

(903624)

★ 13

Sarah Champion (Rotherham): What recent assessment she has made of the levels of poverty among Tamils living in Sri Lanka.

(903625)

★ 15

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): What steps her Department is taking to ensure that all the education programmes it funds are inclusive of children with disabilities; and what monitoring her Department undertakes to ensure that all such programmes include accessible materials for use by children with disabilities.

(903627)

★ 2

Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

(903629)

★ 3

David Rutley (Macclesfield):

(903630)

★ 4

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes):

(903631)

★ 5

Chris Williamson (Derby North):

(903632)

★ 6

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth):

(903633)

★ 7

John Mann (Bassetlaw):

(903634)

★ 8

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):

(903635)

★ 9

Jim McGovern (Dundee West):

(903636)

★ 10

Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough):

(903637)

★ 1

Nia Griffith (Llanelli): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 April.

(903598)

★ 2

Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):

(903599)

★ 3

Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):

(903600)

★ 4

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith):

(903601)

★ 5

John Glen (Salisbury):

(903602)

★ 6

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale):

(903603)

★ 7

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East):

(903604)

★ 8

James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis):

(903605)

★ 9

Naomi Long (Belfast East):

(903606)

★ 10

Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields):

(903607)

★ 11

Paul Flynn (Newport West):

(903608)

★ 12

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):

(903609)

★ 13

Jenny Chapman (Darlington):

(903610)

★ 14

Mr Mike Weir (Angus):

(903611)

★ 15

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham):

(903612)

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)

1

N

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the minimum welfare requirements for ducks raised in captivity.

(194997)

1

N

Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Attorney General, what the average timescale was for the Crown Prosecution Service to provide the Independent Police Complaints Commission with advice on criminal charges against current or former police officers suspected of involvement in serious crimes in (a) 2011 to 2013 and (b) 2008 to 2010.

(195078)

2

N

Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Attorney General, what the average timescale was for the Crown Prosecution Service to provide the Metropolitan Police Service with advice on criminal charges against members of the public suspected of involvement in serious crimes in (a) 2011 to 2013 and (b) 2008 to 2010.

(195079)

3

N

Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Attorney General, how and on what basis the Crown Prosecution Service decides whether to prioritise the allocation of resources to its decision-making on criminal charges following conclusions of unlawful killing at an inquest or public inquiry; and whether there is additional consideration where the events in question occurred more than three years prior to the conclusion of the inquest or public inquiry.

(195080)

4

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what process the Government adopted to (a) identify and (b) select priority investors in the recent Royal Mail privatisation.

(195196)

5

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons details of arrangements with priority investors in respect of the privatisation of Royal Mail were not published at the time of that privatisation.

(195197)

6

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the names are of (a) the 16 priority investors selected and (b) the 21 priority investors under initial consideration by the Government in the privatisation of Royal Mail.

(195210)

7

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) verbal and (b) contractual agreement was made with priority investors in relation to their shareholders during the privatisation of Royal Mail.

(195293)

8

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what involvement (a) the bank acting as financial adviser to the Government and (b) banks acting as bookrunners, co-ordinators and lead managers had in discussions with priority investors on the privatisation of Royal Mail.

(195294)

9

N

Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HM Revenue and Customs has made of the economic viability of its Customs House landholding adjacent to Dover Priory railway station.

(195081)

10

N

Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which social care providers have been identified by HM Revenue and Customs as non-compliant with national minimum wage legislation; how much is owed in arrears by each such provider and to how many workers; and what value of fines have been levied on such providers to date.

(195074)

1

N

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 220W, on bananas, what the evidential basis is for his statement that the grocery retail market is working well for UK consumers.

(195378)

2

N

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the (a) level of government funding for and (b) effect of research undertaken to date into gender differences in brain development and functioning.

(195379)

3

N

Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2013, Official Report, column 914W, on financial services, what progress has been made on the continuation of money transfer services by UK banks; what recent discussions he has had with international partners and regulators on this matter; and if he will make a statement.

(195376)

4

N

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how the £320 million Transformation Challenge Award for 2014-15 and 2015-16 will be funded; and whether it will be top-sliced from existing grants.

(195339)

5

N

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans for the service Transformation Panel to (a) form, (b) invite bids, (c) announce bid deadlines and (d) consider bids.

(195340)

6

N

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Written Statement of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 81WS on Improving Public Services, how much each local authority will receive from the £90 million funding made available to all councils so they can start investing to save; and how the allocation of such funding will be calculated.

(195393)

7

N

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 533W, on wind power, where within his Department information on the energy capacity of schemes is held.

(195380)

8

N

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March, Official Report, column 439W, on wind power, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the use of recoveries in the planning system with regards to onshore wind developments on (a) investment in onshore wind, (b) energy bills, (c) competition in the market, (d) community benefit and (e) onshore wind supply chain and jobs.

(195388)

9

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints have been made to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission on the treatment of employment and support allowance recipients on the Work Programme on the grounds of disability discrimination since June 2011.

(195343)

10

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints have been made to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission about the Work Programme on the grounds of equality since June 2011.

(195344)

11

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on independent survey packs sent from IPSOS Mori and Ecorys to childminders since the childminder agency pilot began; how many such packs have been sent out to (a) childminders and (b) parents; in which areas have such packs been sent out; how many surveys have been returned by (i) childminders and (ii) parents to date; and what results have been received to date on the likelihood of (A) childminders and (B) parents using a childminder agency.

(195335)

12

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many early years providers with exemptions from the early years foundation stage are funded to provide early education places to two, three and four year olds.

(195336)

13

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of childminder agencies that will be established in September (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.

(195337)

14

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of average changes to childcare costs following the establishment of childminder agencies.

(195338)

15

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to early education and childcare, what estimate he has made of the number of new childcare providers which will enter the market as a result of changes made to regulations under section 7 of the Childcare Act 2006 in section 3.4 of the Consultation on proposed changes to the role of the local authority.

(195377)

16

N

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an assessment of the effects of a cap on the construction and capacity of onshore wind developments on (a) consumer bills, (b) investment in onshore wind, (c) competition in the market, (d) community benefit and (e) onshore wind supply chain and jobs.

(195381)

17

N

Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of a further Russian military incursion into eastern Ukraine.

(195329)

18

N

Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action the Government is recommending on the UN Human Rights Council to tackle the persecution of Christians around the world.

(195330)

19

N

Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department has given to the Commonwealth (a) Secretariat and (b) Chairperson on the attendance of President Rajapaksa at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

(195331)

20

N

Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions have been performed in the UK in the last 30 years.

(195327)

21

N

Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were born with sex-linked inherited conditions in the last five years for which records are available.

(195328)

22

N

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to transpose quality statements 1 and 2 of the National Institute for Care and Clinical Excellence quality standard on psoriasis into Clinical Commissioning Group outcome indicators.

(195334)

23

N

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data requirements are necessary to precipitate the development of Clinical Commissioning Group Outcome Indicators based on quality statements 1 and 2 of the NICE quality standard on psoriasis.

(195390)

24

N

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the likely patient charge revenue for Birmingham and the Black Country Area Team from NHS Dental Services in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.

(195399)

25

N

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the management of the Birmingham and the Black Country Area Team in relation to the shortfall or surplus between the predicted and actual patients charges revenue for NHS Dental Services in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

(195402)

26

N

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Birmingham and the Black Country Area Team management of patient charge revenue from NHS Dental Services.

(195403)

27

N

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles were impounded under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each year since 2010.

(195391)

28

N

Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil penalties were imposed on hauliers under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each year since 2010.

(195392)

29

N

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of victims of personal injury insurance fraud in the last year for which information is available.

(195396)

30

N

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the average loss incurred by victims of insurance fraud in the last year for which information is available.

(195397)

31

N

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will estimate the savings in reduced litigation costs that might accrue from a reform of civil procedure rules to clarify the courts' powers to strike out cases on a basis that personal injury claims were exaggerated or fabricated; and if he will make a statement.

(195398)

32

N

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which High Speed 2 station designs will include international arrivals and departures.

(195332)

33

N

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what anticipated construction costs of building High Speed 2 are for each year of its construction.

(195333)

34

N

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date all properties in each local authority area affected by Phase 1 and Phase 2 of High Speed 2 or situated above the proposed tunelled sections of High Speed 2 were purchased (a) under the HS2 Exceptional Hardship Scheme and (b) by compulsory purchase; and what was paid for each such property.

(195389)

35

N

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of children in poverty affected by the under-occupancy penalty since its introduction; and if he will make a statement.

(195382)

36

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average time is taken to re-imburse a jobseeker's allowance claimant who has been wrongly sanctioned.

(195341)

37

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been made about the Work Programme on the grounds of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 since June 2011.

(195342)

38

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to publish revised statistics on the number of people who have successfully appealed a sanction decision.

(195345)

39

N

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the extent of the availability of free telephones in jobcentres for jobseekers to contact officials within his Department.

(195404)

1

N

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on its programmes in Palestine.

[Question Unstarred] (903626)

2

N

Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement of 5 July 2013, Official Report, column 74WS, on the Azelle Rodney Inquiry, and with reference to the report of the Azelle Rodney Public Inquiry, what assessment she has made of the responses of the Metropolitan Police Service and the Independent Police Complaints Commission to the Inquiry's findings and recommendations; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (195077)

3

N

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will commission an assessment of the dangers and problems of vehicles parked on pavements.

[Transferred] (195400)

4

N

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to prevent unnecessary pavement parking.

[Transferred] (195401)

5

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Attorney General, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for the Law Officers' Departments in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195545)

6

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Attorney General, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by the Law Officers' Departments in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195567)

7

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Attorney General, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by the Law Officers' Departments since May 2010.

(195504)

8

Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to increase tourism to (a) Berkshire and (b) the South East; and if he will make a statement.

(195452)

9

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what he expects the RAB charge to be for extra students entering higher education when the present cap on student numbers is removed in 2014-15.

(195413)

10

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will break down by component elements the increase in the resource accounting and budgeting charge from 33 per cent to 45 per cent.

(195456)

11

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of student loans issued under the (a) pre-2012 and (b) new funding system that will be fully written off.

(195458)

12

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's estimate is of the latest resource accounting and budgeting charge for part-time students.

(195459)

13

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's estimate is of the latest resource accounting and budgeting charge for further education students.

(195461)

14

Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of reform of apprenticeships resulting from the Richard Review on the cost of training new (a) ratings and (b) officer cadets in the maritime industry; and if he will make a statement.

(195525)

15

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many projects in Ashfield constituency have been selected to receive funding from the Regional Growth Fund in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many projects from Ashfield contituency have received final offer letters from the Regional Growth Fund in the latest period for which figures are available.

(195636)

16

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was (a) committed to and (b) spent in each constituency in the East Midlands through the Regional Growth Fund in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014 to date.

(195637)

17

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been disbursed in compensation for the carbon price floor in each month since April 2013.

(195488)

18

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195544)

19

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195566)

20

Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make personal debt charged at an APR of over 30 per cent unrecoverable; and if he will make a statement.

(195592)

21

Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to limit the interest rate payable on payday loans; and if he will make a statement.

(195597)

22

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects of the National Renewable Energy Centre on its local economy.

(195660)

23

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.

(195503)

24

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what due diligence was undertaken by officials in his Department in relation to the reliability of the gentleman's agreement on the holding of Royal Mail shares by priority investors.

(195593)

25

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what safeguards were (a) sought and (b) put in place to ensure that priority investors would continue to invest over a longer period of time in respect of the privatisation of Royal Mail.

(195594)

26

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to Lord Adonis of 3 June 2013, Official Report, House of Lords, column 122WA, on government departments: secondments, of those secondments to his Department listed on that date, how many of those secondments related (a) wholly, (b) partly and (c) incidentally to the privatisation of Royal Mail; and how many of these secondments took place primarily for the purpose of helping with the privatisation of Royal Mail.

(195632)

27

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many secondments from the private sector to his Department and its agencies the secondee's work-related (a) wholly, (b) partly or (c) incidentally to the privatisation of Royal Mail; from which firms these secondments were made; and on what dates they began and ended.

(195633)

28

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy to encourage civil servants to use video conferencing in order to reduce costs; and if he will make a statement.

(195411)

29

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on ensuring that Government IT initiatives represent best value for money; and if he will make a statement.

(195412)

30

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195546)

31

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195568)

32

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to private sector from (a) his Department and (b) the Office of the Leader of the House as a result of privatisation or outsourcing since May 2010.

(195522)

33

Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect the introduction of seven-day bank account switching has had on the number of people changing bank account provider; and if he will make a statement.

(195454)

34

Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he held with the Office of Tax Simplification in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

(195455)

35

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has held with financial institutions based in the UK in respect of improving tax transparency in other jurisdictions in which they or their subsidiaries operate.

(195444)

36

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in each region and constituent part of the UK were in receipt of (a) universal credit and (b) other in-work tax credits or benefits at the beginning of the current financial year; and if he will estimate the likely numbers of such people in each of the following two financial years.

(195483)

37

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the average net change in household income, taking account of consequential changes to benefits and tax credits, for (a) single earner households (i) without children, (ii) with one child and (iii) with two or more children and (b) two-earner couple households (i) without children, (ii) with one child and (iii) with two or more children in receipt of universal credit or other tax credits or in-work benefits as a result of the increase in the personal allowance in (1) 2014-15, (2) 2015-16 and (3) 2016-17.

(195598)

38

Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations HM Revenue and Customs has received from interested parties on the sale of the Customs House landholding near Dover Priory Railway Station.

(195409)

39

Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidelines exist for the sale of assets and land belonging to HM Revenue and Customs.

(195490)

40

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195563)

41

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195585)

42

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.

(195516)

43

Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters in South Yorkshire retired before the age of 60 in each of the last 10 years.

(195463)

44

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195547)

45

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195569)

46

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with (i) secularist and (b) humanist organisations since May 2010.

(195487)

47

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.

(195505)

48

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the level of funding from the public purse for local television in each year to 2020.

(195457)

49

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many heritage sites English Heritage has declined to take control of as custodian of last resort in the last 30 years; and what the reasons were for declining in each such case.

(195645)

50

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make the business plan for the new English Heritage charity available.

(195646)

51

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Local Government Association and local authorities about the proposed remodelling of English Heritage.

(195647)

52

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what contingency plans her Department has in place should the proposed English Heritage charity annual revenues be affected by (a) poor weather, (b) a fire at a heritage site or (c) other unforseen circumstances.

(195648)

53

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) the English Heritage charity or (b) Historic England will fulfil a historic preservation research role under the proposed remodelling of English Heritage.

(195649)

54

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for her Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195548)

55

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195570)

56

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by her Department since May 2010.

(195506)

57

Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance and support his Department provides to military veterans and their families in securing stable housing; and if he will make a statement.

(195453)

58

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195549)

59

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195571)

60

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) trucks for bridging, (b) medium girder bridges, (c) medium over girder bridges, (d) air portable ferry bridges, (e) pontoon sets, (f) LSB bridge and ramp sets and (g) launch sets are owned by his Department; how many are stored at MoD Ashchurch; and if he will make a statement.

(195410)

61

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2014, Official Report, column 650W, on armed forces: disciplinary proceedings, what the (a) number and (b) total sum was of ex gratia or other payments made to armed forces personnel incorrectly doubly punished following a police caution; and if he will make a statement.

(195414)

62

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.

(195507)

63

Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure the quality of service provided by co-operative model children's centres.

(195462)

64

Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether academies are permitted to (a) sell and (b) otherwise financially profit from their holding of school title deeds which were formally held by local authorities.

(195447)

65

Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure parents are aware of the early years educational support available to children with cerebral palsy under two years of age.

(195484)

66

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195550)

67

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195572)

68

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.

(195508)

69

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will visit further education colleges to discuss the impact of the proposed 17.5 per cent cut from September for funding for 18 year olds in full-time education.

(195446)

70

Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment has been made by (a) the RIMNET network and (b) other bodies of the possibility that the sand fallout across the British Isles from the Sahara desert has been contaminated by long-lived radioactive fallout from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests conducted by France in the Algerian Sahara in the 1960s.

(195416)

71

Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure that all customers receive the full benefit of reductions in levies on energy bills.

(195520)

72

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the Supplemental Balancing Reserve on energy bills for the year (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

(195408)

73

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195551)

74

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195573)

75

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.

(195509)

76

Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of dogs owned by people who have previously been banned from owning dogs.

(195407)

77

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to deter inappropriate development in National Parks in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.

(195595)

78

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195552)

79

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195574)

80

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.

(195510)

81

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount spent per person on flood defences in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2001 to date; and what estimate he has made of the amounts in each year to 2016.

(195489)

82

Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response his Department has made to the expulsion of Médicins Sans Frontières from Rakhine state by the Burmese government.

(195591)

83

Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Iranian counterpart for the release of Shahrokh Zamani.

(195491)

84

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195553)

85

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195575)

86

Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure women's equal and meaningful participation in the Syrian peace process.

(195638)

87

Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of how representative the Syrian National Council is of all Syrian opposition groups.

(195644)

88

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.

(195511)

89

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK's trade in (a) exports and (b) imports for (i) goods, (ii) services and (iii) current accounts was with each Commonwealth country between 1988 and 2014.

(195599)

90

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what joint trade missions have been undertaken by the UK and the Republic of Ireland since 2010; and what steps he is taking to increase collaboration with the Republic of Ireland on trade and exports.

(195631)

91

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to promote freer trade (a) between the UK and other Commonwealth countries (b) between Commonwealth countries and the EU and (c) amongst Commonwealth countries in Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean.

(195634)

92

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of the export and trade promotion work of UK Trade and Investment is focused on Commonwealth countries.

(195635)

93

Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2014, Official Report, columns 792-3W, on health services, what is meant by the statement in that Answer that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) commissioning resources page signposts to NICE products of value to commissioners, including NICE pathways, referral advice, cost savings, NICE do not do recommendations database, social value judgments and the NICE field team; and what steps his Department takes to ensure that written answers to parliamentary questions are in comprehensable English.

(195670)

94

Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether funding allocated to Action on Smoking and Health may be used for campaigning purposes by that body under the terms on which it is allocated.

(195596)

95

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were on a waiting list for one of the 15 key diagnostic tests in January in each of the last five years.

(195517)

96

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of patients waited 13 weeks or longer for one of the 15 key diagnostic tests in January in each of the last five years.

(195518)

97

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of patients waited six weeks or longer for one of the 15 key diagnostic tests in January in each of the last five years.

(195519)

98

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that children under the age of two year old who are diagnosed with cerebral palsy may be assessed for an education, health and care plan.

(195464)

99

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children under the age of two two year old have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy in the latest period for which figures are available.

(195465)

100

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged between the ages of two and 18 two year old have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy in the latest period for which figures are available.

(195466)

101

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had a selective dorsal rhizotomy performed in NHS hospitals the latest period for which figures are available.

(195467)

102

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on how many people have had a selective dorsal rhizotomy in the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.

(195521)

103

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had a selective dorsal rhizotomy paid for by the NHS in the latest period for which figures are available.

(195523)

104

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195555)

105

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.

(195512)

106

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to criminalise patterns of coercive control in domestic violence cases.

(195661)

107

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to criminalise psychological abuse and coercive control.

(195662)

108

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any domestic violence cases have led to prosecutions for coercive control since the inclusion of coercive control in the Government's definition of domestic violence in March 2013.

(195663)

109

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to (a) criminalise a pattern of partner abuse and (b) ensure that the police are not required only to treat each incident comprising such a pattern as a separate crime.

(195664)

110

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce specialist-led training for police services in England and Wales on domestic violence and coercive control.

(195665)

111

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce provisions for bringing prosecutions on the basis of a course of conduct in which a person has acted strategically to control, isolate, intimidate or degrade their victim in domestic violence cases.

(195666)

112

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic violence cases have led to prosecutions for non-injurious behaviours.

(195667)

113

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of domestic violence have led to prosecutions for psychological abuse in each of the last five years.

(195668)

114

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any cases of domestic violence have led to prosecutions for stalking when the stalking behaviours occurred before the victim and perpetrator had separated.

(195669)

115

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for her Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195556)

116

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195578)

117

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of business awarded under Framework Contract RM1568 was awarded to businesses on Capita's prime supplier list; and what the value of that business was.

(195588)

118

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of business awarded under Framework Contract RM1568 was awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises; and what the value of that business was.

(195589)

119

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by her Department since May 2010.

(195513)

120

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, columns 615-6W, on proceeds of crime, whether the requests for repatriation of assets arose from charges against public officials suspected of corruption offences or wider criminal charges.

(195600)

121

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, columns 615-6W, on proceeds of crime, how many requests from juristictions overseas to repatriate frozen assets the Government has received; and which jurisdications made those requests.

(195601)

122

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for her Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195557)

123

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195579)

124

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by her Department since May 2010.

(195514)

125

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent offenders receiving compensation for assault which occurred during their incarceration.

(195417)

126

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the amount of compensation paid to offenders for assaults which took place during their incarceration in each of the last four years.

(195418)

127

Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy that compensation awarded to prisoners is put towards legal costs and compensation for victims.

(195419)

128

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will adopt the Law Commission's proposal in its 12th programme of law reform on fraud by victims of personal injury.

(195630)

129

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on potential measures to discourage personal injury claimants from exaggerating or fabricating losses over and above genuine elements; and if he will make a statement.

(195650)

130

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195558)

131

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195580)

132

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.

(195515)

133

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for her Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195559)

134

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195581)

135

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Prime Minister, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for No. 10 Downing Street in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195560)

136

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Prime Minister, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by No. 10 Downing Street in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195582)

137

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195561)

138

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195583)

139

Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to improve transport connections between Windsor and London.

(195451)

140

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the introduction of part-time season tickets for rail commuters; and if he will make a statement.

(195460)

141

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195562)

142

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195584)

143

Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what he expects the percentage increase in passenger capacity on the West Coast Mainline to be as a result of High Speed 2.

(195448)

144

Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what calculations he has used to estimate actual take-up by freight of any spare capacity releases on existing West Coast Mainline tracks if High Speed 2 Phase 2 is realised, including the costs of double and triple handling of goods, products and containers from point of production to point of sale.

(195449)

145

Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the average load factor of West Coast Mainline trains leaving London Euston in 2013.

(195450)

146

Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 940W, and to paragraph 4 of Annex 2 to the Tenth Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2010-12, High Speed Rail, HC 1185-i, what assessment he has made of whether an 80 per cent increase in seats on the West Coast Main Line by 2016 should create enough extra seats to deal with projected increase in passenger growth outlined in the Answer.

(195482)

147

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195564)

148

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195586)

149

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for the Government Equalities Office in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195554)

150

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by the Government Equalities Office in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195576)

151

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195577)

152

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobseeker's allowance appeals were represented at tribunal between (a) 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014; and what proportion of such claimants were successful.

(195524)

153

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals against jobseeker's allowance decisions went to tribunal between (a) 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014.

(195526)

154

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.

(195565)

155

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.

(195587)

156

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current number of job vacancies is in Thirsk, Malton and Filey travel-to-work area.

(195486)

157

Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for a personal independence payment assessment for claimants in (a) the Torbay local authority area, (b) the South West and (c) England.

(195671)

158

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2014, Official Report, columns 518-9W, on the Work Programme, for what reason the change in the definition of Payment Group 6 referred to in the memorandum was made.

(195415)

159

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision is made by Jobcentre Plus for victims of domestic violence.

(195445)

★ 1

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): What steps the Government is taking to encourage firms to pay a living wage.

(903648)

★ 2

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): What recent estimate he has made of the RAB charge on student loans.

(903649)

★ 3

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What progress he has made on rebalancing the economy across the UK.

(903650)

★ 4

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): What recent assessment he has made of the performance of UK Trade and Industry in supporting exports.

(903651)

★ 5

Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): What steps he is taking to ensure that more women are able to take up senior positions in engineering businesses.

(903652)

★ 6

Chris Williamson (Derby North): What steps the Government is taking to encourage firms to pay a living wage.

(903653)

★ 7

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of consumer rights.

(903654)

★ 8

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): If he will attend the Rebalancing the Outer Cities conference on 6 June 2014.

(903655)

★ 9

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What steps he is taking to ensure that universities remain financially sustainable in the long term.

(903656)

★ 10

Mel Stride (Central Devon): What recent support he has provided to small businesses.

(903657)

★ 11

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): What steps he is taking to promote trade opportunities for UK business in high-growth markets.

(903658)

★ 12

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What recent estimate he has made of the effect on businesses of high street vacancy rates.

(903659)

★ 13

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): What recent steps he is taking to support women in business and encourage more women to enter business.

(903660)

★ 14

Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): What estimate his Department has made of the contribution of life sciences to the UK economy.

(903661)

★ 15

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What steps he is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses to export.

(903662)

★ 16

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What his policy is on career colleges.

(903663)

★ 17

Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): What assessment he has made of the value for money for the public purse of the recent sale of shares in Royal Mail.

(903664)

★ 18

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): What progress he has made on rebalancing the economy across the UK.

(903665)

★ 19

Jessica Morden (Newport East): What assessment he has made of the value for money for the public purse of the recent sale of shares in Royal Mail.

(903666)

★ 20

Adam Afriyie (Windsor): What recent steps he has taken to encourage young people to get involved in business.

(903667)

★ 21

Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What steps he is taking to improve productivity.

(903668)

★ 22

Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What steps he is taking to promote trade opportunities for UK business in high-growth markets.

(903669)

★ 23

David Mowat (Warrington South): What steps he is taking to support energy-intensive industries.

(903670)

★ 24

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): What steps he is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses to export.

(903671)

★ 25

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): What assessment he has made of the effect of migration on UK businesses which require highly-skilled employees.

(903672)

★ 1

Nick de Bois (Enfield North): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

(903638)

★ 2

Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys):

(903639)

★ 3

Neil Carmichael (Stroud):

(903640)

★ 4

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside):

(903641)

★ 5

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West):

(903642)

★ 6

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):

(903643)

★ 7

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):

(903644)

★ 8

Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley):

(903645)

★ 9

John Robertson (Glasgow North West):

(903646)

★ 10

Philip Davies (Shipley):

(903647)

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)

1

N

Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on local authorities when the single tier state pension is introduced in 2016-17 and local authorities no longer receive a national insurance rebate from the contracting out of pensions.

(194998)

1

N

Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that betting shops are not placed in the same planning use class as cafes, banks and public houses.

(195298)

2

N

Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the school exclusions pilot on pupils with autism.

(195295)

3

N

Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential role of the local offer in reducing the number of pupils with autism affected by official and unofficial exclusion.

(195296)

4

N

Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the national curriculum to require the teaching of water safety in schools.

(195297)

1

N

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcome was of his meeting with his Egyptian counterpart on 2 April 2014; and when the next meeting is planned.

(195383)

2

N

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding of dental visits to schools and Sure Start centres to promote dental awareness.

(195405)

3

N

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons premises in Wales have not been included in the extension of licensing hours during the FIFA World Cup.

(195384)

4

N

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will include premises in Wales in the extension of licensing hours during FIFA World Cup matches.

(195385)

1

N

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what category of investor Lansdowne Partners was with regard to the sale of Royal Mail.

(195611)

2

N

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many tier 4 visa applications were refused for applicants intending to study at each English university in the last year for which records are available; and what guidance his Department issues to universities on retaining fees paid by students whose applications for such visas are subsequently refused.

(195655)

3

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) bonuses, (b) additional salary increments and (c) premiums are offered to UK Trade & Investment staff for proficiency in foreign languages; for which foreign languages these are available; what level of financial support is available for each language; and how many staff receive support for each foreign language for which support is offered.

(195618)

4

N

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will rank each English local authority by the (a) percentage and (b) actual change in (i) total and (ii) per capita expenditure on all provisions for young people since 2010.

(195480)

5

N

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each local authority in England reported as their (a) budgeted and (b) outturn expenditure on all youth work and provision of activities for young people in each year since 2010.

(195481)

6

N

Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of young people in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex who have been unemployed for more than 12 months.

(195485)

7

N

Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people of pensionable age there are in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland.

(195612)

8

N

Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged under 25 years old in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland had claimed jobseeker's allowance for more than (a) one and (b) two years in each year since 2010.

(195613)

9

N

Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people in England and Wales identified as (a) British, (b) Scottish and (c) British and Scottish in the 2011 census.

(195616)

10

N

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on how building regulations can contribute to his Department's Building Information Modelling Smart City project.

(195614)

11

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics includes in its estimate of newly-created private sector jobs those which have been reclassified from public to private sector as a result of privatisation or outsourcing.

(195608)

12

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to how many businesses the letter from the Prime Minister to them about the employment allowance was sent to; what criteria was used to select those businesses; and where the addresses and other details of the businesses to which the letter was sent were obtained.

(195622)

13

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse was of the letter sent to businesses by the Prime Minister on the employment allowance.

(195623)

14

N

Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how long discussions have been ongoing between HM Revenue and Customs, Network Rail and others on the development of new parking facilities at the Customs House site adjacent to Dover Priory railway station.

(195432)

15

N

Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs supports in principle the sale of part of the Custom House site adjacent to Dover Priory Railway Station for the development of new parking facilities.

(195498)

16

N

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of staff employed by (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) via his Department's sub-contractors are paid an hourly rate that is lower than the living wage in each site of employment in each parliamentary constituency.

(195542)

17

N

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider awarding a loan guarantee under the UK Guarantee Scheme to investors in Helius Energy's proposed biomass energy project in Avonmouth due to concerns surrounding the sustainability of biofuels.

(195658)

18

N

Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people made the maximum allowed contribution to an ISA in each of the last three years; and how many he estimates will do so in each of the next three years as a result of changes announced in the 2014 Budget.

(195422)

19

N

Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish an impact assessment of planned changes to pensions from 2015 as announced in the 2014 Budget.

(195423)

20

N

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of raising the £325,000 inheritance tax threshold to (a) £1 million and (b) £500,000 in each of the next five financial years.

(195626)

21

N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times failure to pay the minimum wage has been (a) reported, (b) prosecuted and (c) penalised in the maritime sector since the Equality Act 2010 came into force.

(195429)

22

N

Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the mean retirement age of a firefighter was in each of the last 10 years.

(195475)

23

N

Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters in Rotherham retired before the age of 60 in each of the last 10 years.

(195476)

24

N

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities are currently involved in investigations of historic abuse by Jimmy Savile; and when he expects the resulting reports to be published.

(195606)

25

N

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 718W, on public expenditure, what the projected spending is by her Department in 2015-16 by functional flows to categories other than those specified in the Answer, disaggregating (a) grant-in-aid, (b) Lottery, (c) capital and (d) current expenditure.

(195495)

26

N

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 718W, on public expenditure, under which category Heritage Lottery Fund monies have been shown.

(195496)

27

N

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the communiqué of the internet safety summit at Downing Street, published on 18 November 2013, what progress has been made by internet companies on ensuring that child abuse images are not returned following search engine requests.

(195676)

28

N

Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Gambling Commission on the independence of the research programme of the Responsible Gambling Trust.

(195493)

29

N

Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Responsible Gambling Trust on funding for research into fixed odds betting terminals.

(195494)

30

N

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the economic effect of mobile internet services on the rural economy.

(195500)

31

N

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the economic effect of mobile network outages.

(195501)

32

N

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with mobile network operators on reform of the electronic communications code; and if she will make a statement.

(195502)

33

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) aggravated assaults against members of the armed forces and (b) times members of the armed forces were discriminated against in bars, restaurants and hotels in each year since 2003.

(195653)

34

N

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to promote the commercialisation of scientific and technology research under by his Department and its agencies.

(195656)

35

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of 2014DIN01-021, Revision of cost-of-living addition salary bands.

(195471)

36

N

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's notice 2014DIN01-032, Increase in the rate of excess fares allowance from 6 April 2014.

(195479)

37

N

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will rank each English local authority by the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary free schools to have received approval; and what this represents as a percentage of the estimated school-age population.

(195442)

38

N

Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has in place to support children's centres that wish to move towards a co-operative model following their proposed closure.

(195433)

39

N

Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will provide funding for the transition of children's centres to new structures.

(195434)

40

N

Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to develop the capacity and knowledge of parents and staff who volunteer to take on the running of their children's centre.

(195474)

41

N

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contractual arrangements his Department has with Professor Julian Le Grand; and how much he has been paid.

(195602)

42

N

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress he has made on the Social Work Practice pilots; and which local authorities are taking part in those pilots.

(195603)

43

N

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recommendations from the Independent Experts Panel on Serious Case Reviews to Local Safeguarding Children's Boards are advisory.

(195604)

44

N

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which children's services departments have instituted the role of Principal Social Worker; and how many people each such department employs.

(195605)

45

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, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's non-firm, estimated dates for the start and finish of construction for each PSBP school.

(195610)

46

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) mothers and (b) fathers with children under two years of age in each of the pilot areas have taken up subsidised relationship support between April 2012 and March 2014; and whether this support was face-to-face or online; how much the support cost parents; what the subsidy cost the Government; how much of the £1 million funding has been used; and if he will break down the costs of the scheme by subheading.

(195439)

47

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed 17.5 per cent reduction in funding for full-time education on 18 year olds from ethnic minorities who (a) have poor prior attainment and (b) speak English as an additional language.

(195478)

48

N

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been disbursed to Ombudsman Services for work relating to the Green Deal in each month since January 2013; and how many complaints relating to the Green Deal have been processed by Ombudsman Services over the same period.

(195420)

49

N

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what forecast he has made of the impact of capacity contracted under the Supplemental Balancing Reserve to the Loss of Load Expectation in the winter of (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

(195421)

50

N

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on how many occasions and on what dates he has met National Grid to discuss the Supplemental Balancing Reserve in each month since January 2013.

(195470)

51

N

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to protect the UK's honeybee population.

(195672)

52

N

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy of the findings of the European Commission's Epilobee Study, published on 2 April 2014; and if he will make a statement.

(195673)

53

N

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what studies the Government has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned on the effects of pesticides on honeybee mortality.

(195674)

54

N

Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has asked President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka to resign as Chairperson in Office of the Commonwealth in the light of the decision to investigate potential human rights abuses in Sri Lanka.

(195541)

55

N

Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) male and (b) female (i) HM Ambassadors and (ii) High Commissioners there are, from each region of the UK.

(195617)

56

N

Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the gender balance is of his Department's management board and its sub-committees.

(195624)

57

N

Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what specific steps the UK has taken to encourage more opposition groups to join the Syrian National Coalition.

(195625)

58

N

Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Syrian National Coalition.

(195641)

59

N

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote the commercialisation of scientific and technical research undertaken by GCHQ.

(195657)

60

N

John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of persecution of Christians in North Korea; what steps he is taking within the international community to address that issue; and if he will make a statement.

(195499)

61

N

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what total costs his Department incurred in relation to the Government's claim against Reckitt Benckiser in connection with the supply of Gaviscon to the NHS in England; what sums his Department will receive or has received in settlement of its claim against Reckitt Benckiser as announced on 28 February 2014; and what proportion of the sums to be received from Reckitt Benckiser relate to the costs incurred by his Department in bringing that claim.

(195441)

62

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in the UK receiving long-term care after a bone marrow transplant; and what assessment he has made of variations in the number of such patients across regions.

(195435)

63

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of GP practices which have a premium or 0845 telephone number to book appointments.

(195497)

64

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specific targets relating to portion size companies which are signed up to the calorie reduction pledge of the Responsibility Deal have agreed to; and what progress they have made in achieving those targets.

(195540)

65

N

Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to generalise BRCA 1/2 gen testing in England and Wales; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of that policy in Scotland.

(195436)

66

N

Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the NHS of missed appointments in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex in the last 12 months.

(195492)

67

N

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the Data Access Advisory Group's register of approved applications for sensitive data made to the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) contains entries which are missing from the HSCIC's overall register of approved data releases.

(195659)

68

N

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who would be responsible for informing patients if their confidential medical data has been released without a legal basis.

(195677)

69

N

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the approved application for sensitive data made by the Cabinet Office to the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Data Access Advisory Group (DAAG), Application Reference OC/HES/030, does not appear in (a) the DAAG meeting minutes and (b) HSCIC's register of approved data releases; what data was requested in that application; and how the decision to approve the data release was made.

(195678)

70

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) families, (b) mothers and (c) fathers have used CANParent vouchers during the time of the pilot project, broken down by provider; whether any of the parenting classes providers in each of the pilot areas continue to offer either free or paid-for parenting classes; what funding the Department has allocated to CANParent in the next (i) financial year and (ii) parliament; how much was spent on the scheme, broken down by subheading; what plans the Government has for the national rollout of the scheme referred to in the launch of the trial; and when the final evaluation of the CANParent trial will be published.

(195437)

71

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of new parents have signed up to the NHS Information Service for Parents; how many people have accessed the specially-commissioned videos online to support the scheme since its introduction; what the annual budget is for the NHS Information Service for Parents; and what plans his Department has for the scheme in the next financial year and into the next parliament.

(195438)

72

N

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses from (a) the European economic area outside the UK and (b) other overseas countries registered as a nurse in the NHS in each of the last five years.

(195477)

73

N

Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Vision for Radiotherapy 2014-24, published by Cancer Research UK and NHS England on 3 March 2014; and if he will make a statement.

(195539)

74

N

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage reductions in dental decay in young children.

(195528)

75

N

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to home visits for frail dental patients.

(195529)

76

N

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on replacement of the 2006 Units of Dental Activity dental contract.

(195530)

77

N

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care dental services contracts have been secured by UK providers in each of the last four years.

(195531)

78

N

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of alternative sources of funding for additional NHS dental services.

(195532)

79

N

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police reports to coroners' inquests are available to the connected parties; what the cost is of supplying such reports; and if she will make a statement.

(195543)

80

N

Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of individuals held at HM Prison The Verne solely for immigration purposes as part of the quarterly immigration statistics.

(195428)

81

N

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to stepping up a gear for girls and women: updates to the Department for International Development's Strategic Vision for Girls and Women, what steps she is taking to promote girls and women as leaders in politics, peace processes, business and public life, and as active citizens with a voice in society; and if she will make a statement.

(195590)

82

N

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners borrowed books from (a) HM Prison Belmarsh and (b) HM Prison Brixton in (i) January and (ii) February 2014; and what percentage of the prison population in each prison this represents.

(195425)

83

N

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons withhold books from prisoners when they first arrive; and for what reasons such books are so withheld.

(195609)

84

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements he has put in place to inform victims of crime of the date when perpetrators of crime against them will be released from prison.

(195652)

85

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of victims of crime who suffer from mental health problems in each of the last five years.

(195654)

86

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons were operating below the (a) benchmark and (b) baseline staffing level in (i) December 2013, (ii) January, (iii) February and (iv) March 2014.

(195527)

87

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) items of post were received by prisoners and (b) incidents of contraband being found in such post there were in each of the last four years.

(195533)

88

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what types of contraband were found in items of post received by prisoners in each of the last four years.

(195534)

89

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have libraries; and which organisations (a) run and (b) fund each such library.

(195640)

90

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget was for prison libraries (a) in total and (b) for each prison in each of the last four years.

(195675)

91

N

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) first-tier and (b) upper-tier tax tribunal (i) judges and (ii) expert panel members there were as of April 2014; for how many days (A) first-tier and (B) upper-tier tax tribunal panel members sat in 2013-14; and how much was paid to tax tribunal panel members in 2013-14.

(195472)

92

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to have concluded his consideration of whether to grant legal aid to the family of Cherry Groce for their representations at the inquest into her death.

(195619)

93

N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will grant the request by the family of Cherry Groce for legal aid for their representations at the inquest into her death; and if he will make a statement.

(195620)

94

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions the Government has had with the government of Russia on the failure of certain Russian companies to fulfil their obligations in relation to pension payments to UK citizens following those companies acquiring the assets of UK businesses.

(195639)

95

N

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn): To ask the Prime Minister, how many copies of his recent letter concerning new tax cuts for businesses and charities were printed and at what cost; what the total cost was of printing distribution and postage in respect of these letters; and from which vote this expenditure will be taken.

(195468)

96

N

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn): To ask the Prime Minister, whether, on previous occasion the Prime Minister of the day has written to taxpayer about new tax cuts; at what cost; and if he will place copies of such correspondence in the Library.

(195469)

97

N

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Prime Minister, where his Office obtained contact details of the businesses and charities to whom he sent a letter about changes to national insurance contributions which took effect from 6 April 2014.

(195627)

98

N

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Prime Minister, whether his Office used any private companies to distribute to businesses and charities the letter he signed about changes to national insurance contributions which took effect from 6 April 2014.

(195628)

99

N

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost was of sending businesses and charities the letter he signed about changes to National Insurance contributions which took effect from 6 April 2014.

(195629)

100

N

Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2014, Official Report, column 411W, on transport: schools, how many (a) schools and (b) pupils have taken part in Bikeability cycle training in each year since 2005.

(195440)

101

N

Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many foreign-registered cars received a parking penalty charge in each year since 2010; how many parking penalty charges for foreign-registered vehicles went unpaid in each year; and what the value was of these unpaid parking charges.

(195473)

102

N

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on efforts to improve the frequency of services by Cross Country trains between Peterborough and Stansted Airport; and if he will make a statement.

(195424)

103

N

Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from (a) local authorities and (b) hon. Members in Lancashire on rolling stock in Lancashire.

(195651)

104

N

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles have been seized by police officers as a result of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency classification database errors since July 2013.

(195535)

105

N

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles have been crushed as a result of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database errors since July 2013.

(195536)

106

N

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many seized vehicles have been released by police officers as a result of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency correction of database errors since July 2013.

(195537)

107

N

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will request the Driving Standards Agency and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to waive charges arising from car seizures as a result of database classification errors.

(195538)

108

N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many times gender discrimination in the maritime sector has been (a) reported to the Equal Opportunities Commission, (b) prosecuted and (c) penalised under the Equality Act 2010 since the Act came into force.

(195430)

109

N

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department of the results of publicly-funded research into gender differences in brain development and functioning.

(195615)

110

N

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of personal independence payment claimants in Ochil and South Perthshire constituency who waited for more than six months for a home medical assessment.

(195607)

111

N

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that jobs advertised on Universal Jobmatch do not breach his Department's terms and conditions.

(195431)

112

N

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which suppliers his Department has contracted for the delivery of his Sorting Out Separation Web Application; and what the amounts awarded were in respect of each contract.

(195621)

113

N

Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the minimum income per annum required during an individual's working life to prevent the need to claim means-tested benefits in retirement.

(195426)

114

N

Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative analysis he has carried out of the effects of the changes to pensions set out in the 2014 Budget on men and women.

(195427)

115

N

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much personal budget his Department allocated to each Remploy worker.

(195642)

116

N

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the funding available for Remploy worker personal budgets has been allocated and used by individuals.

(195643)

1

N

Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency are responsible for (a) driver and (b) operator compliance in the bus industry.

(195277)

1

N

John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much compensation was paid by the Land Registry following fraudulent registrations in each year since 2005.

(195443)

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