Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 6 May 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Wednesday 7 May 2014
For Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.
Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
★
1
Rory Stewart
(Penrith and The Border):
What assessment he has made of the potential effects of Scottish independence on border parliamentary constituencies.
(903823)
★
2
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the effects of housing benefit changes in Scotland.
(903824)
★
3
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
What assessment he has made of the effects of recent trends in household energy bills on standards of living in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
(903825)
★
4
David Mowat
(Warrington South):
What discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on the potential role of the Bank of England in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country.
(903826)
★
5
Michael Connarty
(Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
What discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on a potential currency union with an independent Scotland.
(903827)
★
6
Iain Stewart
(Milton Keynes South):
What assessment he has made of the potential effects of Scottish independence on cross-border trade and employment.
(903828)
★
7
Mike Crockart
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State what assessment he has made of recent trends in employment figures in Scotland.
(903829)
★
8
Jim McGovern
(Dundee West):
What discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on consular support for Scottish citizens overseas in the event of Scottish independence.
(903830)
★
9
Sandra Osborne
(Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):
What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the effects of housing benefit changes in Scotland.
(903831)
★
10
Mr Michael McCann
(East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow):
What discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on a potential currency union with an independent Scotland.
(903832)
★
11
Mr Mike Weir
(Angus):
What recent discussions he has had with Ofgem on Project TransmiT and its effects in Scotland.
(903833)
★
12
Gemma Doyle
(West Dunbartonshire):
What assessment he has made of the effects on Scotland of the reduction of the additional rate of tax.
(903834)
★
13
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
What progress the Government has made on implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax; and if he will make a statement.
(903835)
★
14
Mr Charles Kennedy
(Ross, Skye and Lochaber):
What recent assessment he has made of the economic potential of the Scottish Highlands and Islands; and if he will make a statement.
(903836)
★
15
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
What assessment he has made of the potential implications of Scottish independence for the regions on either side of the English-Scottish border.
(903837)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
★
1
Mel Stride
(Central Devon):
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 7 May.
(903873)
★
2
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
(903874)
★
3
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
(903875)
★
4
Margot James
(Stourbridge):
(903876)
★
5
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
(903877)
★
6
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
(903878)
★
7
David Rutley
(Macclesfield):
(903879)
★
8
Iain Stewart
(Milton Keynes South):
(903880)
★
9
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
(903881)
★
10
Chris White
(Warwick and Leamington):
(903882)
★
11
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
(903883)
★
12
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
(903884)
★
13
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
(903885)
★
14
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
(903886)
★
15
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
(903887)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 25 April
1
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Start Up Loan scheme in Wales to date; what the take-up has been under this scheme to date; and how much has been lent to which businesses in each constituency in Wales in each of the last three years.
(196696)
Notices given on Tuesday 29 April
1
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what legislative vehicles the Government plans to use to implement the proposals to streamline regulatory and competition appeals.
(197007)
2
N
Sir Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide an estimate of the costs of redoubling the section of the North Cotswold line between (a) Charlbury to Wolvercote Junction and (b) Evesham and Norton Junction.
(197158)
Notices given on Wednesday 30 April
1
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of the 20 per cent most disadvantaged two year olds who are currently taking up their free childcare place.
(197433)
2
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost of a primary school meal was in 2013.
(197434)
3
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare places for disadvantaged two year olds have been created since September 2013.
(197435)
4
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of additional catering staff needed in schools to deliver the extension of free school meals to all pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2 in September 2014.
(197436)
Notices given on Thursday 1 May
1
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions either orally or in writing he or his Ministers or officials in his Department have had with (a) Pfizer and (b) AstraZeneca in the last two months regarding any bid for AstraZeneca.
(197493)
2
N
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 488W, on Business Improvement Districts: Birmingham, for what reasons no decision has yet been taken on the Business Improvement District for Sparkbrook and Springfield.
(197531)
3
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on the viability of public houses of the method by which business rates are currently calculated.
(197572)
4
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department gives local authorities on considering the potential flooding risks to land in neighbouring local authorities when making planning decisions.
(197573)
5
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people in England and Wales per 10,000 of the population were prosecuted for non-payment of the television licence fee in each of the last three calendar years.
(197564)
6
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of pupils in each age group participate in the Cultural Passport scheme; and if he will make a statement.
(197570)
7
N
Nia Griffith
(Llanelli):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how levels of human control are defined in use of the ballistic sensor-fused munition and other similar systems which can operate in automatic mode.
(197477)
8
N
Nia Griffith
(Llanelli):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what safeguards are deployed to prevent a sensor-fused munition operating in automatic mode from confusing a military target with a civilian target.
(197479)
9
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, columns 707-8W, on school meals, how many academies (a) were invited to respond and (b) responded to the survey by the School Food Trust in 2012.
(197596)
10
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of history lessons were taught by non-subject specialists in each of the last five years.
(197546)
11
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of secondary school students who studied the First World War as part of their (a) GCSE and (b) A-level studies in each year since May 2010.
(197547)
12
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of secondary school students who studied the Second World War as part of their (a) GCSE and (b) A-level studies in each year since May 2010.
(197548)
13
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children aged under 16 years living in supported housing.
(197549)
14
N
Nia Griffith
(Llanelli):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the total value is of renewable obligation certificates issued to generators for (a) roof- and (b) ground-mounted solar schemes that have been redeemed in (a) Llanelli constituency and (ii) each constituency in Wales.
(197561)
15
N
Nia Griffith
(Llanelli):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many gigawatts of electricity are generated by solar farms in Wales.
(197562)
16
N
Nia Griffith
(Llanelli):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many acres of land are covered by solar farms in (a) Carmarthenshire, (b) Llanelli constituency, (c) each constitunecy in Wales and (d) each county in Wales.
(197563)
17
N
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of levels of public support for solar photovoltaic; and if he will make it his policy that there will be no changes to the level of support available for large-scale solar under the Renewable Obligation scheme until at least April 2015.
[R]
(197578)
18
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will discuss with the devolved legislatures how to ensure best practice is adopted in implementing single farm payments across the UK.
(197566)
19
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Environment Agency expects to conclude its investigation into Churngold Recycling Ltd.
(197571)
20
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Egyptian counterpart about the mass trial of and death sentences on members of the Muslim brotherhood.
(197567)
21
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2014, Official Report, column 413W, on Falkland Islands, if he will discuss the correct use of the name Falkland Islands with the Secretary of State for the Home Office; and given the misuse of the name by his Department in its internal guidance if he will now issue cross-Department guidance.
(197475)
22
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to (a) the UN and (b) any UN agency on the abduction of schoolgirls from Chibok in north-eastern Nigeria on 14 April 2014.
(197520)
23
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with UN Women about the abduction of schoolgirls from Chibok in north-eastern Nigeria on 14 April 2014; and if he will make a statement.
(197532)
24
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the current whereabouts of the children recently kidnapped from Chibok, Nigeria.
(197469)
25
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Nigerian counterpart on the recent kidnapping of schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria.
(197470)
26
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what requests for assistance the Government has received in connection with the recent kidnappings from Chibok, Nigeria.
(197472)
27
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to achieve agreement at the UN climate summit in September 2014 on the amount of finance that will be pledged to assist developing countries with their climate actions.
(197476)
28
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed in (a) his Department, (b) NHS England and (c) Monitor to undertake work on or relating to competition issues; and what the cost of employing such staff was in each of the last five years.
(197535)
29
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are employed full-time solely on accident prevention in (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England.
(197588)
30
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of patients presenting at accident and emergency departments because of an accident in the home in each year since 2010.
(197594)
31
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training posts for nurses were commissioned in England in each of the last five years.
(197593)
32
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on making the term surgeon a protected title.
(197513)
33
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each NHS trust and foundation trust spent on legal costs on individual employment cases in each of the last 10 years.
(197595)
34
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) NHS England are working on the transition to a new system following the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012; and what the cost was of employing such officials in the latest period for which figures are available.
(197471)
35
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum seekers and (b) refugees from Syria have applied for leave to remain since the start of the Syrian conflict; and how many such people have been granted leave to remain.
(197467)
36
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average length of time is taken for asylum seekers and refugees from Syria to have an initial interview.
(197474)
37
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the total number of refugees and asylum seekers from Syria resident in the UK.
(197480)
38
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, columns 526-7, on student visas, if she will publish details of the successful pilot with one university on ensuring overseas students return home once their course is completed.
(197624)
39
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department's Personal Advocate Pilot for trafficked children will start; how non-governmental organisations will participate in the schemes; and when each pilot scheme in each participating local authority will start and end.
(197530)
40
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the foreword to the Draft Modern Slavery Bill, when she plans to start the review of the operation and effectiveness of the National Referral Mechanism; how long that review will take; who will undertake it; and when it will be published.
(197466)
41
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress the Global Fund has made in reducing instances of AIDS, malaria and TB in the last two years.
(197565)
42
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what international progress has been made towards establishing the Green Climate Fund ahead of the UN's climate summit in Lima; and when she expects this fund to be ready for capitalisation.
(197478)
43
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of UK aid to Syria has been written off as nugatory expenditure.
(197489)
44
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of teaching provision available to Syrian refugee children in Lebanon and Jordan; and what assessment she has made of the effects of language barriers on the effectiveness of such provision.
(197490)
45
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that there is a renewed focus on the millennium development goals which have not yet been attained.
(197494)
46
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that her Department gives full consideration to the increasing impact and challenges that ageing populations will place on national governments, civil society and relevant stakeholders (a) between 2015 and 2030 and (b) after 2030.
(197518)
47
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that the millennium development goals and sustainable development goals are coherent with and integrated into the development agendas of all government departments.
(197519)
48
N
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions the Prison Service Gold Command has been opened in each of the last 36 months; and what the nature was of each incident that caused it to be opened.
(197468)
49
N
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the average cost of housing an individual in (a) a probation hostel and (b) approved premises for 12 months.
(197611)
50
N
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Probation Service has experienced problems in accessing the Risk of Serious Recidivism Predictor Tool to date.
(197568)
51
N
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the 50 initial preferred bidders for probation services remain in the competition.
(197569)
52
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many times the offence of possession of mobile telephones within a prison has been proceeded upon; and how many days were added to the offender's sentence in each case.
(197533)
53
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received from HM Chief Inspector of Prisons about his plans to introduce secure colleges.
(197550)
54
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many police cautions were issued in Brigg and Goole constituency in each of the last five years.
(197598)
55
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve the openness and transparency of the proceedings and accountability of Family Court decisions.
(197514)
56
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that fathers have appropriate access to or custody of their children following separation or divorce in cases where there is no risk to the child.
(197515)
57
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the decision was made to embark on an expansion of the Public Defender System advocates.
(197516)
58
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Prime Minister, what criteria he used to select those who he has instructed to review any bid for AstraZeneca.
(197491)
59
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings he has had with each private hire vehicle operator since 2010.
(197534)
60
N
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2014, Official Report, column 318W, on housing benefit: social rented housing, how many housing benefit social sector tenants have been (a) given exempt status because they reached state pension credit age and (b) allowed to keep an extra bedroom because they are (i) registered foster carers who have fostered a child during the last 52 weeks and (ii) parents of armed forces' personnel who have been deployed on operations.
(197590)
61
N
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims to the Independent Living Fund of what total value were made in each parliamentary constituency in the last year.
(197483)
62
N
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of recipients of the Independent Living Fund (a) are in employment and (b) were in employment at the date of application.
(197574)
63
N
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants were sanctioned in each month since August 2013; and how many such claimants continued to sign on during the period for which they were sanctioned.
(197517)
64
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in Brigg and Goole constituency that will be issued with staging dates for automatic enrolment between 1 April 2014 and 1 April 2015.
(197610)
65
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he takes to monitor whether Work Programme prime providers fulfil their minimum service standards; and if he will make a statement.
(197589)
66
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent by the universal credit project on (a) staff travel and (b) overnight accommodation and allowances in each month of 2014 to date.
(197591)
67
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in budgeting loans was spent in each region of the UK in each of the last six years.
(197592)
Notices given on Friday 2 May
1
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions either orally or in writing (a) the Prime Minister and (b) officials in his Office have had with (i) Pfizer and (ii) AstraZeneca in the last two months regarding any bid for AstraZeneca.
[Transferred]
(197492)
2
N
Simon Danczuk
(Rochdale):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Government plans to increase the 15 year out-of-country voting limit for British expatriates.
[Transferred]
(197545)
3
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in England provide the minimum level of cultural education proposed in Appendix A of Cultural Education: a summary of programmes and opportunities, published in July 2013; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(197608)
4
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils aged (a) seven, (b) 11, (c) 16 and (d) 18 or 19 years have received the minimum level of cultural education proposed in Appendix A of Cultural Education: a summary of programmes and opportunities, published in July 2013; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(197609)
5
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the effectiveness of current legislation on banned breeds of dog.
[Transferred]
(197473)
6
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is responsible for the collection and disposal of clinical waste from patients' homes.
[Transferred]
(197597)
7
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Regional Growth Fund bids were submitted by each Local Enterprise Partnership area in the most recent bidding round; and how many of these were successful.
(197628)
8
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of levels of imports of wood for biomass combustion within the UK in the last three years for which figures are available; and from what countries that wood was imported.
(197674)
9
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria he will use to assess local enterprise partnerships strategic economic plans for funding under the Local Growth Deal.
(197626)
10
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much Local Growth Fund finance has been requested within all local enterprise partnerships strategic economic plans; what estimate he has made of private investment that will be leveraged through strategic economic plans; and what estimate he has made of European match-funding.
(197629)
11
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria he will use to assess requests for extra powers from local enterprise partnerships and combined authorities.
(197627)
12
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department provides for Local Safeguarding Children Boards.
(197635)
13
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of levels of satisfaction with Cafcass among younger children who do not complete formal feedback forms.
(197639)
14
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many meetings of the Government industry solar strategy group have taken place since it was established in 2012; and on what dates the group met.
(197678)
15
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of EU state aid rules on the UK feed in tariff policy framework; and if he will make a statement.
(197680)
16
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people employed in the UK solar PV sector in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
(197687)
17
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many reviews of solar PV support schemes his Department has undertaken since 2010.
(197688)
18
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the total expenditure was on Renewables Obligation support in 2013; and what proportion of such support was given to solar power.
(197711)
19
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the potential contribution from solar farms to the Government's 2020 renewable energy target; and if he will make a statement.
(197712)
20
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the proposed reduction in solar farm support under the Renewables Obligation on planned community-owned or shared ownership schemes.
(197713)
21
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the amount of private-sector investment committed to large-scale solar PV farm projects in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of an early reduction in Renewables Obligation support on those levels of investment.
(197714)
22
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to define and safeguard quality in solar farm developments.
(197715)
23
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of reductions to Renewables Obligation support on the quality of solar farms.
(197716)
24
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of contracts for difference auctioning on the quality of solar farms.
(197717)
25
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of (a) how much solar farm capacity has been installed in the UK and (b) the total amount to be installed (i) in 2015-16 and (ii) by 2020.
(197718)
26
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department has taken to boost the mid-scale 50kW to 5MW solar PV roof sector since December 2013.
(197719)
27
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the solar PV permitted development rights consultation referred to in his Department's solar strategy to be published; and if he will make a statement.
(197720)
28
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the total UK solar capacity is; and what proportion of that capacity is installed on rooftops in the 250kW to 5MW bands.
(197721)
29
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much solar PV was installed under the 50kW to 5MW feed-in tariff bands in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014 to date.
(197722)
30
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of contracts for difference auctioning on small and medium-sized enterprises in the (a) renewable energy sector and (b) solar power industry.
(197723)
31
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much solar PV was installed under the 250kW to 5MW feed-in tariff band in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014 to date.
(197724)
32
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much solar PV was installed on roof-tops under the Renewables Obligation in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014 to date.
(197725)
33
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department's proposed changes to the level of the solar PV Renewables Obligation Certificates will take effect; and if he will make a statement.
(197726)
34
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the government subsidy for power generation by (a) biomass and (b) heat generation by biomass in each of the next five years.
(197672)
35
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the government subsidy for biomass power generation was in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(197673)
36
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission an inquiry into the extent of problems arising from the use of motorised vehicles on unmetalled roads.
(197703)
37
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the social costs caused by (a) large particulates (PM10), (b) small particulates (PM2.5) and (c) nitrogen dioxide emitted to air in the UK by (i) domestic biomass generation of heat and (ii) biomass for power generation in the latest year for which figures are available.
(197669)
38
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what amounts of (a) large particulates (PM10), (b) small particulates (PM2.5) and (c) nitrogen dioxide were emitted to air in the UK by (i) domestic biomass generation of heat and (ii) biomass for power generation in the latest year for which figures are available; and what proportion of the annual national inventory of the respective emissions these represent.
(197670)
39
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amounts of (a) large particulates (PM10), (b) small particulates (PM2.5) and (c) nitrogen dioxide emitted to air in the UK by (i) domestic biomass generation of heat and (ii) biomass for power generation in each of the next five years; and what proportion of the annual national inventory of the respective emissions these represent.
(197671)
40
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the (a) level of world deforestation and (b) growth in world biomass power generation over the last 10 years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
(197675)
41
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Government of Qatar about working conditions for those constructing FIFA World Cup 2022 stadiums.
(197641)
42
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to clinical commissioning groups about engagement with Local Safeguarding Children Boards.
(197637)
43
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure thatr redundancies and constraints on spending in NHS England do not adversely affect the quality of services provided.
(197681)
44
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with senior management of NHS England about redundancies.
(197686)
45
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide a breakdown of the transition costs in NHS England's January finance report.
(197689)
46
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost is of redundancies made by NHS England since January 2013; and what proportion of total expenditure that figure represents.
(197690)
47
Paul Uppal
(Wolverhampton South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the applicability of the end-of-life criteria to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's appraisal of abiraterone acetate for the treatment of metastatic hormone relapsed prostate cancer not previously treated with chemotherapy.
(197676)
48
Paul Uppal
(Wolverhampton South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what figures he holds on the life expectancy of men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer.
(197677)
49
Paul Uppal
(Wolverhampton South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the applicability of the end-of-life criteria to the National Institue for Health and Care Excellence's appraisal of abiraterone acetate for the treatment of metastatic hormone relapsed prostate cancer not previously treated with chemotherapy.
(197682)
50
Paul Uppal
(Wolverhampton South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the life expectancy is of men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer.
(197685)
51
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will discuss with hospital trusts and care home providers allowing family members to feed relatives who are being cared for in public and private care institutions.
(197668)
52
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial contributions police services across England and Wales make to Local Safeguarding Children Boards.
(197636)
53
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that her Department's vaccination programmes reach children with disabilities.
(197640)
54
Mr Ronnie Campbell
(Blyth Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in Northumberland received prison sentences for harassment or stalking in the last two years.
(197679)
55
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mobile telephones have been found in prisons in England and Wales, by establishment, in each year since 2010.
(197705)
56
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many seizures of (a) class A drugs, (b) mobile telephones and (c) knives there were in each high security prison in 2013.
(197706)
57
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many seizures of (a) class A drugs, (b) mobile telephones and (c) knives there were in each prison in the West Midlands in 2013.
(197707)
58
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many seizures of (a) class A drugs, (b) mobile telephones and (c) knives there were in each prison in Greater London in 2013.
(197708)
59
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many seizures of (a) class A drugs, (b) mobile telephones and (c) knives there were in each prison in Wales in 2013.
(197709)
60
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many seizures of (a) class A drugs, (b) mobile telephones and (c) knives there were in each prison in Kent and Sussex in 2013.
(197710)
61
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list which police station cells were used to keep prisoners overnight in February and March 2014; and on how many occasions.
(197630)
62
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many UK citizens have been returned from abroad to complete their custodial sentences in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last four years.
(197631)
63
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, from which countries UK citizens returned to complete their sentences in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last four years.
(197632)
64
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, of what crimes UK citizens returned from abroad to complete their custodial sentences in prisons in England and Wales had been convicted in each of the last four years.
(197633)
65
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what length of custodial sentence had been given to each UK citizen returned from abroad to complete their custodial sentence in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last four years; and how much of their sentence remained on their arrival back in the UK in each case.
(197634)
66
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 28 February 2014, Official Report, columns 556-7W, on Serco, what liability his Department has for termination payments to Serco for their surrender of the contract for running community payback in London; and how much his Department will have to pay to Serco for their surrender of that contract.
(197683)
67
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of causing death by (a) careless and (b) dangerous driving in the last year for which figures are available; and what the average sentence was for each offence.
(197684)
68
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with High Speed UK about alternatives to High Speed 2.
(197638)
69
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Highways Agency in maintaining roads in (a) Huddersfield, (b) Kirklees and (c) Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement.
(197643)
70
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much central Government has invested in road infrastructure in (a) Huddersfield, (b) Kirklees and (c) Yorkshire in each of the last threee years.
(197644)
71
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the under occupancy penalty on households where children have been removed by children's services on a temporary basis under child protection regulations.
(197642)
72
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how armed forces veterans are identified when making an application for jobseeker's allowance; and if he will make a statement.
(197704)
73
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) North Lanarkshire and (d) Airdrie and Shotts constituency applied to the jobseekers' allowance hardship regime and were (i) successful and (ii) unsuccessful in each of the last four years for which figures are available.
(197645)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
★
1
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
What representations he has received on his proposed reforms to the regulation of the taxi and private hire industry.
(903888)
★
2
Robert Halfon
(Harlow):
What plans he has to improve rail services in Essex; and if he will make a statement.
(903889)
★
3
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
What steps he is taking to improve road safety for cyclists.
(903890)
★
4
Duncan Hames
(Chippenham):
What consideration he has given to extending the proposed East-West Route from Oxford to Bristol or Cardiff.
(903891)
★
5
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
What plans he has to introduce new rolling stock on the railways.
(903892)
★
6
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
What plans he has to build new, and upgrade existing, trunk roads.
[R]
(903893)
★
7
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
What steps he is taking to ensure adequate provision of rolling stock in the north of England.
(903894)
★
8
Mark Menzies
(Fylde):
What plans he has to introduce new rolling stock on the railways.
(903895)
★
9
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
If the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport will visit the sites of the proposed Junction 10A on the A14 and the proposed Weekley-Warkton bypass, and meet representatives of Kettering Borough Council to discuss those proposals on 23 May 2014.
[R]
(903896)
★
10
Sir Alan Beith
(Berwick-upon-Tweed):
What progress his Department has made on its study of proposals to dual the remaining single carriageway sections of the A1.
(903897)
★
11
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
What steps his Department is taking to improve journey times and passenger capacity on the Waterloo to Weymouth rail line.
(903898)
★
12
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
What assessment his Department has made of the effect of Government policy on the level of car insurance premiums.
(903899)
★
13
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
What plans he has to set up an HS2 Skills Academy.
(903900)
★
14
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
What steps he is taking to ensure adequate provision of rolling stock in the north of England.
(903901)
★
15
Dr Thérèse Coffey
(Suffolk Coastal):
What assessment he has made of the level of availability of spare parts for the rail network.
(903902)
★
16
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
What plans he has to provide training for potential employees working on delivery of High Speed 2.
(903903)
★
17
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
What steps he is taking to encourage safer cycling.
(903904)
★
18
Natascha Engel
(North East Derbyshire):
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of time allowed for pedestrians to use pedestrian crossings.
(903905)
★
19
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
What financial assistance he is providing to local authorities for the repair of potholes.
(903906)
★
20
Mr Rob Wilson
(Reading East):
What recent assessment he has made of progress on Crossrail.
(903907)
At 10.05am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
★
1
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(903918)
★
2
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
(903919)
★
3
Stuart Andrew
(Pudsey):
(903920)
★
4
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
(903921)
★
5
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
(903922)
★
6
Julian Smith
(Skipton and Ripon):
(903923)
★
7
Mel Stride
(Central Devon):
(903924)
★
8
Sir Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
(903925)
★
9
Sir Alan Beith
(Berwick-upon-Tweed):
(903926)
★
10
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
(903927)
At 10.15am
Oral Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission and the Leader of the House
★
1
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he is taking to promote use of the Welsh language in the business of the House.
(903908)
★
2
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how much money the Commission estimates will be received for the financial year 2014-15 as a result of the introduction of room hire charges for all the dining rooms in the House; and if he will make a statement.
(903909)
★
3
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he is taking to support the House in rationalising the processing of written questions and answers and in improving the service to hon. Members.
(903910)
★
4
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what discussions the Commission has had on the provision of support for the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy.
(903911)
★
5
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the time taken by that Department to answer written Parliamentary Questions.
(903912)
★
6
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Leader of the House, if he will ensure that Ministers place documents in the Library in accordance with their answers to Parliamentary Questions.
(903913)
★
7
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to procure goods and services from UK-based suppliers.
(903914)
★
8
Mr Mark Harper
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the House in scrutinising the Government.
(903915)
★
9
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to increase the safety and security of the parliamentary estate.
(903916)
★
10
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Leader of the House, what scope there is for local authorities to initiate legislation in Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
(903917)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 25 April
1
N
Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what audit he has made of the performance of the Student Loans Company.
(196697)
2
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on Streamlining Regulatory and Competition Appeals launched in June 2013; and on what timetable he intends to introduce reforms arising from that consultation.
(196719)
3
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect on industry of delays in the implementation of the Government's proposals to streamline regulatory and competition appeals.
(196698)
Notices given on Tuesday 29 April
1
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential benefits and risks of commercial mobile networks providing the emergency services communications network.
(197008)
Notices given on Wednesday 30 April
1
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding the UK has given (a) directly and (b) indirectly to the European Space Agency in each of the last five years; what that funding was for; and what assessment he has made of the benefits arising from that funding to the UK.
(197364)
2
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to encourage car manufacturers to manufacture cars powered by road fuel gases for the UK market.
(197296)
3
N
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many HSA4 forms submitted in each month since 2010 are pending completion.
(197391)
4
N
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the ability of non-registered medical professionals to gauge mental or physical health risks posed by a pregnancy for the purpose of judging whether or not the criteria of the Abortion Act 1967 are met.
(197392)
5
N
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on reporting to the police suspected criminal acts committed by doctors that are discovered by his Department and NHS England.
(197393)
6
N
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors were referred to the police for investigation for crimes relating to the Abortion Act 1967 in each of the last 10 years; and how many such referrals resulted in (a) charges and (b) convictions.
(197394)
7
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information later than 2003 his Department has on the relative emissions from motor vehicles powered by road fuel gases.
(197297)
Notices given on Thursday 1 May
1
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost of the Competition Commission's inquiry into the proposed merger between Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust and Poole Hospital Foundation Trust.
(197575)
2
N
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court buildings which were not counted as closed had no cases listed in the preceding (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months at 31 March 2014; and what the location was of each such building.
(197536)
3
N
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of maintaining court buildings which are not listed as closed and which have no cases listed for (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months.
(197537)
4
N
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of maintaining court buildings which are not listed as closed and which had fewer than five cases listed each week for (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months.
(197538)
5
N
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court buildings which were not counted as closed had fewer than five cases listed for each week in the preceding (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months at 31 March 2014; and what the location was of each such building.
(197539)
6
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications of an increase in the need for court reports arising from his Transforming Rehabilitation agenda on the workload of court staff.
(197523)
Notices given on Friday 2 May
1
N
Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the Crown Prosecution Service about the 67 doctors who are accused of pre-signing abortion referral (HSA1) certificates.
(197700)
2
N
Mr David Blunkett
(Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the applicability of VAT to vouchers for spectacles and other prescriptions under the voucher scheme; and if he will make a statement.
(197662)
3
N
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Freeview about reasons to extend full Freeview services to (a) Monmouth constituency and (b) all other parts of the UK that are currently not provided with such services.
(197692)
4
N
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions the Government has had with representatives of Freeview about improving the number of channels on offer for people living in rural areas.
(197694)
5
N
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to ensure that places where repeater transmitters are situated receive a full Freeview service.
(197695)
6
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the pupil premium is available for pre-school children from service families; and if he will make a statement.
(197691)
7
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements are in place to ensure that the pupil premium for service children is used for its intended purposes.
(197697)
8
N
Nia Griffith
(Llanelli):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many companies are registered to provide Green Deal assessments in Wales.
(197660)
9
N
Nia Griffith
(Llanelli):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many Green Deal assessments have been undertaken in (a) Llanelli constituency and (b) each constituency in Wales; and how many of these assessments resulted in uptake of the Green Deal by householders.
(197661)
10
N
Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the prevalence of the pre-signing of abortion (HSA1) certificates since the conclusion of the Care Quality Commission's 2012 investigations into abortion clinics.
(197701)
11
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance NHS England has issued to strategic clinical networks on the role that breast network site-specific groups should play in the current strategic clinical network framework.
(197727)
12
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many strategic clinical networks currently have a breast network site-specific group; and how many times each such group met in 2013-14.
(197728)
13
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many breast network site-specific groups existed in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and how many times each such group met in each year.
(197729)
14
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is provided to breast network site-specific groups on (a) the frequency with which they should meet each year, (b) the number of members each group should have and (c) the roles that should be represented in the group's membership.
(197730)
15
N
Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the General Medical Council about the pre-signing of abortion certificates since January 2012.
(197699)
16
N
Mr David Blunkett
(Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the work carried out under the Girls' Education Challenge Fund is fully inclusive of girls with disabilities.
(197651)
17
N
Mr David Blunkett
(Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of the teachers it aims to train by 2015 will be trained in providing inclusive education to children with disabilities.
(197657)
18
N
Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2014, Official Report, column 380W, on developing countries: family planning, how much of her Department's budget has been allocated to achieving the outcomes in her Department's policy paper Safe and Unsafe Abortion in each of the last two years; and if she will make a statement.
(197698)
19
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to how many immigration appeal hearings lost by the Government the Home Office failed to send a presenting officer in each of the last four years.
(197652)
20
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to how many immigration appeal hearings the Home Office failed to send a presenting officer in each of the last four years.
(197653)
21
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent in each of the last four years on counsel fees related to inquests into the deaths of those in custody.
(197654)
22
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were kept overnight in (a) police and (b) court cells in February and March 2014.
(197655)
23
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the maximum is a prisoner can earn per (a) week, (b) month and (c) year from working while serving a custodial sentence.
(197656)
24
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has further plans to expand the Public Defender Service beyond the first phase of recruits.
(197693)
25
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on (a) climate change and (b) the agenda for the G20 Leaders' Summit to be held in Brisbane in November 2014.
(197696)
26
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any increase in remuneration of senior managers in the Highways Agency will have to be agreed by him when the Agency is transformed into a government-owned company.
(197663)
27
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether senior managers in the Highways Agency will be able to enter into legal tax reduction schemes when the Agency is transformed into a government-owned company.
(197664)
28
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Highways Agency will be constrained by the Government's public sector pay policy when it is transformed into a government-owned company.
(197665)
29
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Highways Agency will be able to recover VAT in the same way as it can as an executive agency of his Department when it is transformed into a government-owned company.
(197666)
30
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much VAT the Highways Agency recovered in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
(197667)
31
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2014, Official Report, column 785W, on conditions of employment, what estimate he has made of the number of indirect employees of his Department who are on zero-hour contracts.
(197650)
32
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what recent progress he has made on the appointment of a business champion for older workers.
(197649)
33
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit budgeting advances were made between April 2013 and April 2014.
(197646)
34
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of sanction referrals made by Work Programme providers to a decision maker in his Department have led to (a) a sanction being applied and (b) no sanction being applied.
(197647)
35
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average period is between a sanction referral being made by a Work Programme provider and a sanction being applied to the jobseeker.
(197648)
36
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on Work Choice are in receipt of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance.
(197658)
37
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on (a) employment and support allowance and (b) jobseeker's allowance have moved from the Work Programme to Work Choice since June 2011.
(197659)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 2 May
1
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of EU proposals to remove the right for network operators to block 18-plus content.
(197702)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 29 April
1
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of the introduction of unbundled fibre to the cabinet and sub-loop bundling of residential broadband provision.
(197016)
2
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will initiate a review of the fibre broadband wholesale pricing structure.
(197017)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 30 April
1
N
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy that a war widow's pension is provided for life to those awarded such a pension between 31 March 1973 and 5 April 2005.
(197342)
Notices given on Thursday 1 May
1
N
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will stop requesting that government departments review their arrangements regarding employees paying their trade union subscriptions using check-off.
(197495)
2
N
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licences to cull seals have been issued in England in each of the last five years.
(197540)