Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Notes:
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Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
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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 Wednesday 2 July 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 2 July 2014
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paper of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.
For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of online business registration on registration rates; and if he will make a statement.
(202986)
2
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how often his Department calculates the RAB charge on student loans.
(203052)
3
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) women and (b) men are employed in the Government Office for Science.
(203053)
4
Andrew Jones
(Harrogate and Knaresborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices there are in his Department.
(203019)
5
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on funding for medical research of Scottish independence.
(202905)
6
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many green infrastructure projects the Green Investment Bank has invested in Scotland.
(202943)
7
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on increasing the research budget for science to 0.7 per cent of gross domestic product.
(202944)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
8
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
(203099)
9
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments use (a) Pearson VUE and (b) Pearson Professional Centres for delivering tests; and if he will provide details of each such use.
(202965)
10
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which organisations funded by his Department restrict employment to members of particular faiths.
(202939)
11
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on funding organisations that restrict their employment to members of particular faiths.
(202940)
12
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments do not participate in the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme.
(203063)
13
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many places are available annually on the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme.
(203137)
14
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new graduate Fast Streamers were allocated places in each department in each year since 2010.
(203195)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
15
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) the UK, (b) the Thames Valley and (c) Windsor constituency no longer pay income tax due to changes in the level of personal allowance introduced since 2010.
(202981)
16
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
(203110)
17
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet representatives of financial institutions to discuss how those institutions can assist customers to get the best return on their savings.
(202658)
18
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls the Pay and Work Rights Helpline received in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years.
(202979)
19
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2013, Official Report, column 1177W, on minimum wage: Scotland, how many staff were in the national minimum wage team monitoring Scotland at the most recent date in 2014 for which records are available.
(203022)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
20
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
(203100)
21
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what explicit monetary value his Department assigns to the value of preventing a fatality calculation during the process of policy appraisal and evaluation.
(203069)
22
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of his Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
(203082)
23
Nadhim Zahawi
(Stratford-on-Avon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the accountability of parish councils and their administration of burial plots.
(202990)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
24
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
(203101)
25
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to publish its response to the findings of the Farrell review of architecture and the built environment.
[R]
(202982)
26
N
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 125W, on the Press, when he expects a date for meeting victims of press abuse and their representatives to be finalised.
(202966)
27
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 125W, on mobile phones: Herefordshire, what tests Ofcom carried out and on what dates to establish whether there is mobile reception in Fownhope.
(202976)
28
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 125W, on mobile phones: Herefordshire, for what reason it was decided to proceed with the planning process for Fownhope Mast before checking Ofcom's latest notspot data.
(203020)
29
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 125W, on mobile phones: Herefordshire, if he will take steps to review the accuracy of the report by Ofcom that there is mobile reception in Fownhope.
(203021)
30
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 124W, on mobile phones, whether any other proposed masts in Herefordshire will be withdrawn following changes in notspot data.
(203023)
31
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy that no mobile infrastructure projects will be undertaken without first fully investigating the notspot data for the relevant area.
(203024)
32
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 125W, on mobile phones: Herefordshire, what the strength is of the mobile reception that is provided in Fownhope.
(203025)
33
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 125W, on mobile phones: Herefordshire, which mobile network operators provide reception in Fownhope.
(203026)
34
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 125W, on mobile phones: Herefordshire, when the notspot data held by Ofcom was updated for 2014.
(203027)
35
Mr Mark Williams
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the level of funding for the GREAT Britain campaign has changed over the past 10 years.
(203029)
36
Nadhim Zahawi
(Stratford-on-Avon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure that superfast broadband is available for temporary construction sites as well as completed dwellings.
(203028)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
37
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
(203102)
38
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of serving members of the armed forces who are entitled to vote in the Scottish independence referendum but will not be resident in Scotland on 18 September 2014.
(202989)
39
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that those members of the armed forces who are entitled to vote in the Scottish independence referendum but will not be resident in Scotland on 18 September 2014 are being given the option to vote by post or use a proxy.
(202991)
40
N
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Russian Navy ships HMS Severn intercepted in the English Channel on 25 June 2014; and whether HMS Severn was assigned to the Fleet Ready Escort role at that time.
(202834)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
41
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
(203103)
42
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to make e-books available from public libraries.
(202660)
43
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the performance of Pearson VUE in delivering skills tests for prospective teachers on behalf of his Department.
(202961)
44
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received regarding Pearson VUE's delivery of QTS numeracy and skills tests.
(202962)
45
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what Pearson VUE's process is for appealing test results and complaints procedure.
(202963)
46
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which office in his Department or its arms length bodies has responsibility for the oversight of outsourcing QTS numeracy and skills tests to Pearson VUE.
(202964)
47
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether an independent school (a) teaching creationism and (b) failing to teach evolution as an established scientific theory would lead to it receiving a lower rating under the independent schools inspection framework; and if he will make a statement.
(202970)
48
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2014, Official Report, column 555W, on creationism, what mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that the Government's position on creationism and evolution is supported by learning establishments in receipt of funding through the scheme to provide 15 hours per week of free nursery provision; and if he will make a statement.
(203123)
49
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents and guardians of children within the state school system were fined as a result of unauthorised absence by their children in 2013.
(203180)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
50
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to publish its Fifth Assessment Report.
(202659)
51
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what ex-ante assessment and evaluations his Department made of the effectiveness of the Renewables Obligation Certificates scheme during the period of its implementation.
(202980)
52
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment and evaluation of the effectiveness of the feed-in tariff scheme have been completed and published during the period of its implementation.
(202985)
53
N
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on future public subsidies to onshore solar energy projects; and if he will make a statement.
(202360)
54
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions his Department has had with bodies in Northern Ireland on addressing climate change.
(203054)
55
N
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will provide information on the performance of those heat pumps which have been installed in domestic premises on a trial basis.
(202960)
56
Mark Tami
(Alyn and Deeside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent changes the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has approved to the baseline decommissioning plan for the Dounreay site; and what the additional cost is of such changes.
(203133)
57
Mark Tami
(Alyn and Deeside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 507W, on nuclear installation, what approval mechanisms he (a) has and (b) intends to put in place to ensure that costs are minimised.
(203142)
58
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons safety limits at Dungeness nuclear power station were set at their present level.
(203045)
59
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the application by EDF Energy to relax safety limits at Dungeness nuclear power station, what his Department's policy is on possible changes to safety limits at other nuclear power stations.
(203046)
60
Sammy Wilson
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will develop a strategy on electricity storage across the UK.
(202972)
61
Sammy Wilson
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been paid in constraint payments to wind reproducers in each of the last three years.
(202973)
62
Sammy Wilson
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of effective electricity storage capacity on energy costs.
(202974)
63
Sammy Wilson
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what support his Department provides to encourage the production of electricity storage capacity in the UK.
(202975)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
64
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what alternative proposals on the capping of payments to farmers in England were considered beyond the five per cent reduction for basic payments above £150,000.
(203134)
65
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the effect on farmers in England of capping direct payments to farmers and initiating a 15 per cent reduction on payments over £150,000 and a complete cap at payments of £300,000.
(203135)
66
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
(203104)
67
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in the devolved administrations on the proposed National Pollinator Strategy to reverse the decline in the bee population in the UK.
(202661)
68
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials in his Department are currently working on food authenticity.
(202971)
69
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monetary thresholds were applied to the cost-per-quality adjusted life year quoted in the evidence submitted as part of the Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
(203066)
70
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monetary thresholds were applied to the cost-per-quality adjusted life year quoted in the evidence submitted as part of the Environment Agency's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
(203067)
71
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what explicit monetary value his Department assigns to the value of preventing a fatality calculation during the process of policy appraisal and evaluation.
(203068)
72
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of his Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review.
(203076)
73
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of the Environment Agency's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
(203078)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
74
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether HM Ambassador to Burma has met the families of political prisoners in Burma; and if he will make a statement.
(203125)
75
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
(203105)
76
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential consequences of the proposed religious conversion bill in Burma and the situation for religious minorities in that country.
(203060)
77
N
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the Gloria Greenwood murder and trial of the suspects is discussed during any future visit to the UK by government ministers from St Lucia.
(202947)
78
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has held with President Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo on a peaceful transition to a new presidency in 2016.
(203059)
79
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UK contribution to establishing democracy in Syria.
(203181)
80
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on animal welfare issues in China.
(203183)
81
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Ukrainian counterpart on immediate threats to Ukraine from Russia.
(203185)
82
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the current official position of the UN on Spain's claim to Gibraltar; and what steps he is taking to secure condemnation by the UN of Spain's behaviour in relation to Gibraltar.
(203186)
83
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist the government of Iraq in tackling the threat posed by Isis.
(203188)
84
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist the government of Pakistan in tackling the threat posed by the Taliban.
(203189)
85
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on recent difficulties facing Bulgarian banks.
(203190)
86
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure that businesses choosing to operate in Gibraltar are able to do so as easily as possible.
(203191)
87
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar in relation to a change in law enabling British citizens to become Gibraltarians after 10 years of residence in Gibraltar.
(203192)
88
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has offered to the Nigerian authorities in tackling the threat of Boko Haram.
(203193)
89
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise respect for human rights, the rule of law and the case of Mr Alexander Sodiqov with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojidin Aslov during his upcoming visit to the UK.
(202904)
90
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve the situation of Christian people in Saudi Arabia who face difficulties as a result of publicly practising their faith.
(203144)
91
N
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, by what process Tony Blair was appointed to the post of Middle East peace envoy; and who approved that appointment.
(202942)
92
Nadhim Zahawi
(Stratford-on-Avon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adherence of Hamas to the Quartet Principles.
[R]
(202978)
93
Nadhim Zahawi
(Stratford-on-Avon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the motivation of Hamas in kidnapping three Israeli teenagers on 12 June 2014.
[R]
(202988)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
94
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
(203106)
95
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 7 May 2014, Official Report, column 238W, on invitro fertilisation, whether his Department considers there to be genomic DNA present in mitochondria as distinct from nuclear genomic DNA.
(203171)
96
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 151W, on family planning, what definition his Department uses for (a) contraceptive and (b) abortifacient.
(203173)
97
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans NHS England has to conduct the National Cancer Patient Experience survey in 2015.
(202903)
98
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will promote the roll-out of the values and behaviours of the six Cs beyond nursing, midwifery and care staff.
(202941)
99
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans (a) his Department and (b) NHS England have to capture the experiences of cancer patients outside hospital settings.
(202946)
100
Dr Liam Fox
(North Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people from (a) Spain, (b) Portugal and (c) Italy have used the NHS in each of the last five years.
(203097)
101
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 279W, on heart diseases, how the budget of £16.9 million for Commissioning through Evaluation announced by NHS England on 6 March 2014 is being allocated between each of the five technologies within the programme.
(203096)
102
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the proposals by Scope, HST and the Guinness Partnership to close residential care homes that serve people with physical impairments and learning difficulties.
(203143)
103
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what explicit monetary value his Department assigns to the value of preventing a fatality calculation during the process of policy appraisal and evaluation.
(203071)
104
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review.
(203072)
105
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of his Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review.
(203073)
106
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of the Health Protection Agency's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review.
(203074)
107
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of the Food Standards Agency's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
(203079)
108
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monetary thresholds were applied to the cost-per-quality adjusted life year quoted in the evidence submitted as part of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
(203081)
109
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with the Mayor of London and the chief executives of the London Boroughs possible steps to reduce the spread of mosquitoes in London.
(203048)
110
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of cases of TB in (a) London and (b) England.
(203049)
111
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss a public health campaign with Transport for London to educate passengers on reducing the spread of influenza on public transport.
(203058)
112
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what direct funding his Department has made available for research into Parkinson's disease.
(203182)
113
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of avoidable deaths from breast cancer.
(202906)
114
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of missed appointments.
(202304)
115
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP appointments were missed in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013.
(202305)
116
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of missed GP appointments; and if he will make a statement.
(202306)
117
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are currently in place to record the number of missed GP appointments.
(202307)
118
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings he has had with patient groups to discuss the difficulties patients face in booking appointments with their GP.
(202308)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
119
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in her Department and its agencies.
(203107)
120
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to the Answer of 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 210W, on human trafficking, how many calls in each of the years from 2011 to 2014 came from (a) victims, (b) other police forces, (c) the UK border force, (d) other professionals and (e) the public; and how many (i) traffickers were arrested and (ii) victims rescued as a result of information provided by those calls.
(202902)
121
Dr Liam Fox
(North Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to implement the recommendations of the Independent Chief Inspector's report on the Rights of European Citizens and their Spouses to Come to the UK, published on 19 June 2014, on sham marriages among non-EEA nationals in order to gain UK residency.
(203047)
122
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monetary value her Department assigns to the Value of Preventing a Fatality calculation during the process of policy appraisal and evaluation.
(203062)
123
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of her Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review.
(203075)
124
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monetary thresholds were applied to the cost-per-quality adjusted life year quoted in the evidence submitted as part of her Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
(203080)
125
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees have been recognised under each eligibility criterion in each of the last five years.
(203051)
126
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make the homing of cats, dogs and other animals no longer required for experimentation a mandatory requirement for laboratories.
(203184)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
127
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many children received schooling as a direct result of UK aid in (a) sub-Saharan Africa and (b) South Asia in the latest period for which figures are available.
(202969)
128
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects her Department is supporting in promoting free media in Burma.
(203124)
129
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to achieve universal healthcare in Burma.
(203126)
130
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in her Department and its non-departmental public body.
(203108)
131
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many boards of multilateral organisations representatives from her Department sit; and how many meetings of each board such representatives of has not attended in the last 12 months.
(202983)
132
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who will represent her Department at the upcoming International Aids Conference.
(202984)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
133
Dan Byles
(North Warwickshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many coroners' inquests have been held into the death of a child below the age of four as a result of being a passenger in a road traffic accident in each of the last five years; in how many of those cases the inquest found that a faulty child's car seat was a contributory factor; and in how many of those cases the inquest found that an incorrectly fitted child's car seat was a contributory factor.
(203091)
134
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the NSPCC's Order In Court campaign seeking change changes to the way the criminal justice system treats children.
(202662)
135
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cautions have been issued for offences of (a) murder, (b) rape, (c) sexual assault, (d) robbery and (e) burglary in (i) each year between 2010 and 2013 and (ii) each month since January 2013.
(203136)
136
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents were recorded of illegal substances being confiscated by staff in each prison in England and Wales in each year between 2011 and 2013.
(203138)
137
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates in each prison in England and Wales have been found in possession of illegal substances in each year between 2011 and 2013.
(203139)
138
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents were recorded of knives or other weapons being confiscated by staff in each prison in England and Wales in each year between 2011 and 2013.
(203140)
139
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates in each prison in England and Wales have been found in possession of knives or other weapons in each year between 2011 and 2013.
(203141)
140
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ratio of prison officers to prisoners was in (a) HM Prison Swansea, (b) HM Prison Lincoln, (c) HM Prison Preston, (d) HM Prison Leicester, (e) HM Prison Exeter, (f) HM Prison Wandsworth, (g) HM Prison Kennet, (h) HM Prison Bedford, (i) HM Prison Cardiff and (j) HM Prison Doncaster in each year between 2010 and 2013.
(203159)
141
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average number of assaults on prison staff recorded in prisons in England and Wales was in each year from 2010 to 2013.
(203160)
142
Ann Coffey
(Stockport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offences with code (a) 21, (b) 22, (c) 23, (d) 71, (e) 72, (f) 73, (g) 74, (h) 17Z, (i) 17B, (j) 19C, (k) 19D, (l) 19E, (m) 19H, (o) 20A, (p) 20B, (q) 22B and (r) 88A under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 were brought to trial in Greater Manchester in each year since 2008; how many of these resulted in convictions under each category; and what the conviction rate was in Greater Manchester in that period.
(203064)
143
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners recorded as taking car driving lessons or tests in 2013 (a) absconded and (b) attempted to abscond during such lessons or tests.
(202936)
144
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) security category and (b) sentence type was of each prisoner recorded as taking car driving lessons and tests in 2013.
(202937)
145
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on car driving lessons and tests for prisoners in 2013.
(202938)
146
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of animal abuse in England and Wales in 2013.
(203178)
147
N
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Whitemoor spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available.
(202691)
148
N
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Winchester spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available.
(202692)
149
N
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Wolds spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available.
(202693)
150
N
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Wood Hill spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available.
(202694)
151
N
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which figures are available.
(202695)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
152
Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential of (a) Elon Musk's hyperloop trains and (b) Bombardier's double-deck trains as an alternative to High Speed 2 in increasing capacity on the railways.
(203172)
153
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
(203109)
154
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what explicit monetary value his Department assigns to the value of preventing a fatality calculation during the process of policy appraisal and evaluation.
(203070)
155
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of his Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
(203077)
156
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of deaths at railway level crossings.
(203050)
157
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it mandatory for all new franchise agreements to provide free wi-fi on all trains.
(203055)
158
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with London Midland Trains steps to improve (a) punctuality, (b) reliability, (c) greater notification of cancellations and (d) provision of sufficient drivers for off-peak and weekend services.
(203056)
159
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to educate the public about dangers arising from railway level crossings.
(203057)
160
Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will require all new franchise agreements to provide a minimum standard of mobile connectivity on trains.
(203061)
161
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licences were withdrawn on the basis of alcohol abuse (a) following a road traffic accident and (b) at the request of a GP or medical practitioner in each of the last five years.
(203098)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
162
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
(203111)
163
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average time was taken between an application being made and benefit paid for (a) attendance allowance, (b) bereavement benefits, (c) carer's allowance, (d) disability living allowance, (e) employment and support allowance, (f) jobseeker's allowance, (g) maternity benefits, (h) housing benefit, (i) council tax benefit and (j) pension credit in (i) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (ii) England, (iii) Scotland, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years including the most recent period for which figures are available.
(202987)
164
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what monetary thresholds were applied to the cost-per-quality adjusted life year quoted in the evidence submitted as part of the Health and Safety Executive's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
(203065)
165
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of the Health and Safety Executive's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
(203083)
166
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many people are signed off work as a result of depression.
(203170)
167
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to help people with autism find appropriate work.
(203179)
168
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have been sanctioned in each month since October 2013.
(202907)
169
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what budget was set for the youth contract in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
(202908)
170
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on the youth contract in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
(202909)
171
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have become ineligible for the benefit as a consequence of increased income since October 2013.
(202945)
172
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is currently pursuing plans for jam jar bank accounts under the universal credit programme; and if he will make a statement.
(202948)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
173
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage foreign direct investment from member states of the Commonwealth.
[Transferred]
(203187)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
174
Mr Frank Doran
(Aberdeen North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Durkin v DSG Retail Limited and another and its effect on existing consumer law.
[Transferred]
(202977)