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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 22 July 2014

Notes:
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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.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Tuesday 22 July 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on

Tuesday 22 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.

Tuesday 22 July  
Questions to the Attorney General
1 N
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Attorney General, if he will publish the advice the Law Officers' Department gave to Lady Hallett on the lawfulness of the administrative scheme operated for the benefit of on-the-runs.
      (206532)
2  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Attorney General, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within the Law Officers' Departments' responsibility.
      (206649)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
3 N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of his proposals to extend the powers of UK Export Finance on (a) the commitment on the Coalition Agreement for UK Trade and Investment and the Export Credits Guarantee Department to become champions for British companies that develop and export innovative green technologies around the world and (b) human rights; and if he will make a statement.
      (206521)
4  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) intermediate, (b) advanced and (c) higher level apprenticeships taken up by people aged (i) under 19, (ii) between 19 and 25 and (iii) 25 and over in each year since 2009-10.
      (206597)
5  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) intermediate, (b) advanced and (c) higher level apprenticeships starts taken up by people aged 25 and under in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.
      (206598)
6  
Nigel Mills (Amber Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made on ensuring that UK sugar cane refiners have improved access to cane sugar through free trade deals.
      (206599)
7  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206648)
8 N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions and meetings (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department have held with the European Commission on takeovers and public interest tests since 20 April 2014.
      (206299)
9 N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what studies, statistics or other briefings have been commissioned or purchased by his Department on the issue of Sunday trading in the last 12 months.
      (206300)
10 N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 9 April 2014, Official Report, column 292W, on Royal Mail, by what date he expects to make a decision on whether a discretionary payment will be made; and whether he expects this decision to be made after the report of Lord Myners on the privatisation of Royal Mail has been submitted.
      (206362)
11 N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) meetings and (b) discussions on the privatisation of Royal Mail took place between (i) Ministers, (ii) officials, (iii) the Financial Adviser to HM Government, (iv) the banking syndicate working on the privatisation and (v) priority investors (A) ahead of and (B) since the privatisation of Royal Mail.
      (206368)
12 N
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the most recent impact assessment his Department has carried out on the issue of Sunday trading.
      (206509)
13 N
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of post boxes that have been decommissioned since the privatisation of Royal Mail.
      (206301)
14 N
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the procedures for consultation before the decommissioning of post boxes by Royal Mail.
      (206302)
15 N
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make representations to Royal Mail on the need to conduct local consultation prior to the decommissioning of post boxes.
      (206303)
16 N
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library all data he holds on the effect of the decommissioning of post boxes on (a) elderly and (b) disabled people.
      (206304)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
17  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206650)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
18  
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to remove VAT from death notices.
      (206631)
19  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional annual cost to the public purse resulting from the extension of seafarers' earnings deduction to all EU and European Economic Area seafarers in 2011.
      (206601)
20  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of seafarers claiming the seafarers' earnings deduction (SED) and (b) the cost to the public purse of SED in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
      (206602)
21  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of seafarers claiming seafarers' earnings deduction who were (a) basic, (b) higher and (c) additional rate income taxpayers in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
      (206603)
22  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) cost to the public purse of fraudulent claims for seafarers' earnings deduction in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
      (206619)
23  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office of Tax Simplification Review of Tax Reliefs: Final Report, paragraphs J.38-J.41, whether he plans to accept the report's recommendation that proposals should be brought forward to update seafarers' earnings deduction legislation in order to target better that relief.
      (206630)
24 N
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average length of time was taken to provide individual taxpayers with refunds of overpaid tax in (a) the most recent year for which figures are available and (b) the preceding four years.
      (205873)
25 N
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers qualified for a refund on their 2013-14 tax payments; how many of them received the refund; and what the average value is of these refunds.
      (205874)
26 N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid to officials in HM Revenue and Customs in bonuses and other payments in addition to salary in each of the last five years; how many officials received such payments; and what the monetary value was of the 20 largest payments made in each year.
      (206497)
27 N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of telephone calls were answered by HM Revenue and Customs in less than (a) five minutes, (b) 10 minutes, (c) 15 minutes and (d) 20 minutes in each quarter of the last three years; and how many and what proportion of telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs went unanswered in each quarter of the last three years.
      (206498)
28 N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has made (a) voluntarily and (b) compulsorily redundant in each of its areas of activity in each year from 2010-11; and how much HMRC has spent on redundancy costs in each such year.
      (206500)
29  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206663)
30 N
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to promote competition in the market for business banking; and what the effect of those steps has been.
      (206494)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
31 N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2014, Official Report, column 617W, on housing revenue accounts, what criteria are used to assess bids for the allocation of extra borrowing allowed against the housing revenue accounts.
      (206545)
32 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the responsibilities of the Parlimentary Under-Secretary for Coastal Communities will be; and whether Hull will be classed as a coastal community for this purpose.
      (206520)
33  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce mandatory eviction orders to be used by local authorities when unauthorised Traveller encampments take place in public parks; and if he will make a statement.
      (206617)
34  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206651)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
35 N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met BLTV Ltd to discuss its progress on delivering the local television franchise for the Birmingham area.
      (206245)
36 N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how long a local television franchise is valid for; and whether BLTV will launch in Birmingham within the period of its existing franchise.
      (206246)
37  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206652)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
38 N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the uprating of the pensions of UK veterans living overseas.
      (206411)
39 N
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new claims for armed forces independence payment have been made since April 2013.
      (206560)
40 N
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are currently in receipt of the armed forces independence payment.
      (206561)
41  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206653)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
42 N
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether funding allocated by her Department to the Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust is top-sliced by the Trust prior to its distribution to schools.
      (206405)
43 N
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the income of Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust was lost owing to fraud in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
      (206406)
44 N
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who the accounting officer was for the Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
      (206407)
45 N
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what the money defrauded from the Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust was intended to be used; and from which school's budget that money was taken.
      (206408)
46 N
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department was first made aware of fraud within the Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust; and what steps it took in response to that information.
      (206409)
47 N
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Gateway to Growth: CBI/Pearson Education and Skills Survey 2014, what steps she is taking to ensure teachers are supported to deliver the five skills called for by Young Enterprise.
      (206546)
48  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the number of students studying mathematics in further education in (a) Brighton and Hove and (b) East Sussex; and if she will make a statement.
      (206606)
49  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the number of children who are studying a foreign language in the Brighton, Kemptown constituency; and if she will make a statement.
      (206607)
50  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage the study of foreign languages in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if she will make a statement.
      (206608)
51  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on improving PE and sports provision in primary schools; and if she will make a statement.
      (206609)
52  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions Ministers in her Department have had with local authorities on special educational needs provision in their areas; and if she will make a statement.
      (206610)
53  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage the uptake of Ebacc subjects for GCSE; and if she will make a statement.
      (206611)
54  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to improve the support provided to adopters and foster parents; and if she will make a statement.
      (206612)
55  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle female genital mutilation; and if she will make a statement.
      (206613)
56  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage the inclusion of employers in devising vocational education; and if she will make a statement.
      (206614)
57  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage the uptake of mathematics in post-16 education; and if she will make a statement.
      (206615)
58 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of incentives designed to keep experienced teachers in the classroom.
      (206443)
59 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what sanctions there are for schools which fail to spend the school sport premium appropriately.
      (206444)
60 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will request Ofsted to record how many children leave primary school able to swim.
      (206445)
61 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help schools which are not spending the school sport premium appropriately.
      (206447)
62 N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2014, Official Report, column 63W, on teachers: offences against children, how many teachers have lost their job as a result of having a sexual or other relationship with a student under the age of 16 in each of the last five years.
      (206247)
63 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which music education hubs in England have placed the majority of their music teachers on notice of redundancy since they were first established in 2012; and which hubs do not employ their music teachers on regular terms and conditions; and what proportion of hubs such hubs represent.
      (206450)
64 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role her Department sees for music education hubs in music curriculum teaching in schools; and how she expects those hubs to effectively fulfil their responsibilities.
      (206451)
65  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within her Department's responsibility.
      (206654)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
66 N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish an impact assessment of the principles of the Government's strategy for maximising economic recovery from the UK continental shelf; and what discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) the Health and Safety Executive on the potential effect of the implementation of those principles and that strategy on the safety of offshore oil gas workers.
      (206506)
67 N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will ensure that trade unions representing workers in the offshore oil and gas sector are included in official discussions about (a) establishing and (b) the regulatory powers of the Oil and Gas Authority recommended by the Wood Review.
      (206507)
68 N
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received from Ofgem and other regulatory bodies on the decision to consult on a large-scale solar PV Renewables Obligation closure grace period deadline of 13 May 2014; and if he will make a statement.
      (206116)
69  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206655)
70 N
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the proportion of properties in which the costs of installing a smart meter will outweigh the benefits.
      (205668)
71 N
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the progress made by suppliers and installer of smart meters on finding a solution for hard to install properties.
      (205955)
72 N
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what contingency plans his Department has in place if the deadline for SMETS 2 is not met.
      (206034)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
73 N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to promote the forestry industry.
      (206547)
74 N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2014, Official Report, column 611W, on Biofuels, what steps her Department has taken to embed the importance of food security across her Department's policies; and what research her Department supports in this area.
      (206548)
75  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within her Department's responsibility.
      (206656)
76  
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding her Department allocated to local nature partnerships in 2013-14 and to which projects.
      (206616)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
77 N
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the prospects for a successful solution to the Cyprus problem; and what steps he is taking to assist this development.
      (206544)
78 N
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response the Government has made to the petition presented to 10 Downing Street on 9 December 2013 on the return of Famagusta to its lawful inhabitants and the opening of the city's seaport; and what steps the UK is taking to support the return of that city to its former inhabitants.
      (206576)
79 N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received about the role of Egyptian border control policies in contributing to the shortage of basic medical supplies in Gaza.
      (206567)
80 N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received of water supplies and sewage plants being the targets of Israeli air strikes in Gaza during the recent Israeli military action.
      (206568)
81 N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the number of Israeli citizens killed by rockets launched from Gaza into Israel since the beginning of Israel's current military action in Gaza.
      (206569)
82 N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to discourage the continued construction of illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories since the beginning of Israel's current military action in Gaza.
      (206573)
83 N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the Israeli government to end the occupation of the West Bank and the blockade of Gaza since the beginning of Israel's current military action in Gaza.
      (206574)
84 N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the (a) planning regulations and (b) environmental policies of the Montserrat government have been followed during the development of the new aquatic and sport centre.
      (206535)
85  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206657)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
86 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce inequalities covering his public health functions for the whole population.
      (206558)
87 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of moving the immunisation coordinator role from primary care trust into commissioning positions on the availability of immunisation advice to nurse-based practitioners.
      (206559)
88 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2014, Official Report, column 516W, on liver diseases, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in hospital admissions for primary and secondary liver disease in children since 2010.
      (206575)
89 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations have withdrawn from the Responsibility Deal; and for what reason they withdrew.
      (206583)
90  
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2014, Official Report, column 664-5W, on general practitioners, how many GPs (a) excluding retainers and registrars and (b) including retainers but excluding registrars there were on 1 September 2009.
      (206628)
91 N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the Chief Executive of NHS England has not replied to the letter of 30 May 2014 from the right hon. Member for Chelmsford on behalf of his constituent Mr John McPhee; and when he expects a substantive response to the letter.
      (206452)
92 N
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the cessation of manufacturing of the MSD Oestradiol implant in August 2011, what discussions his Department has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the licensing of a new HRT implant.
      (206499)
93  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of medication errors involving hospital patients with Parkinson's disease have been reported since the joint patient safety alert on steps to improve data reporting quality was issued by NHS England and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in March 2014.
      (206600)
94  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the National Patient Safety Agency rapid response report on reducing harm from omitted and delayed medicines in hospital, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that hospitals in England and Wales are able to supply Parkinson's disease medications to patients in a timely way.
      (206629)
95 N
Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent Supreme Court ruling concerning which individuals in care homes and hospitals should be subject to a deprivation of liberty assessment; and if he will make a statement.
      (206097)
96  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206658)
97 N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations have withdrawn from the Responsibility Deal; and for what reason they so withdrew.
      (206585)
98 N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP surgeries (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have visited in an official capacity in the last 12 months.
      (206586)
99 N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of the resignation letters from the former chairs of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (a) Dr Geoffrey Harris and (b) Maria Bell; and if he will make a statement.
      (206556)
100 N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding and support his Department provides to the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives; and if he will make a statement.
      (206557)
101 N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the process used to appoint Dr Anthony Marsh to the post of Chief Executive for (a) West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust and (b) East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust; if he will place in the Library copies of all correspondence between his Department and both ambulance trusts on these appointments; what level of salary Dr Anthony Marsh receives for each role; and if he will make a statement.
      (206570)
102 N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met Dr Anthony Marsh in the last three years; what the purpose was of such meetings; and if he will make a statement.
      (206572)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
103 N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 200W, on passports, when she expects to publish a reliable estimate of the additional costs arising from staff temporarily working away from their normal workplace and from overtime to deal with delays at the Passport Office.
      (206495)
104 N
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what expertise the NSPCC has in dealing with victims of slavery; and what criteria were set by her Department for the securing of the contract to run the modern slavery helpline.
      (205956)
105 N
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funds have been made available to the NSPCC for the establishment and running costs of the modern slavery helpline.
      (206158)
106 N
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the target demographic is for the modern slavery helpline run in conjunction with the NSPCC; and what services and support will be offered through this helpline.
      (206159)
107  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with their Irish counterparts on the Common Travel Area since May 2010.
      (206665)
108  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the detailed implementation of the proposed British-Irish visa scheme.
      (206666)
109  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) primary and (b) secondary legislative provision is required for the implementation of the proposed British-Irish visa scheme; and if she will make a statement.
      (206667)
110  
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the publication of Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain 2013, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of guinea pigs used in scientific procedures; and how many of those guinea pigs were used by DSTL Porton Down.
      (206618)
111  
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's publication, Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain 2013, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of procedures involving genetically-modified and harmful mutant animals; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce the numbers of such procedures.
      (206626)
112  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of regulated procedures conducted in Scotland under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2013 were carried out for (a) fundamental and applied studies other than toxicity and (b) toxicity tests or other safety and efficacy evaluation.
      (206621)
113  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of procedures regulated under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 which were carried out in Scotland was conducted without anaesthesia in 2013.
      (206622)
114  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licences were granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in Scotland in 2013; and how many such licences were in force at the end of 2013 in respect of work to be carried out in Scotland.
      (206623)
115  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) genetically-modified animals and (b) animals with a harmful genetic defect were used in regulated procedures conducted in Scotland under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2013.
      (206624)
116  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department grants permission to laboratories to cut the vocal cords of dogs in order to reduce noise.
      (206627)
117  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of project licences granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in Scotland was in the (a) mild, (b) moderate, (c) substantial and (d) unclassified severity banding at the end of 2013.
      (206632)
118  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places in Scotland were designated as a (a) supplying establishment, (b) breeding establishment and (c) scientific procedure establishment under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 at the end of 2013.
      (206633)
119  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animals were used in regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in Scotland in 2013.
      (206634)
120  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many regulated procedures were carried out under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in Scotland in 2013.
      (206635)
121  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many infringements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were recorded in Scotland in 2013; and how many such infringements led to a prosecution.
      (206636)
122  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many regulated procedures conducted in Scotland under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 involved (a) mice, (b) rats, (c) guinea pigs, (d) hamsters, (e) rabbits, (f) horses and other equids, (g) sheep, (h) pigs, (i) birds, (j) amphibians, (k) reptiles, (l) fish, (m) cats, (n) dogs, (o) New World primates and (p) Old World primates in 2013; and how many such procedures involved (i) genetically modified animals and (ii) animals with harmful genetic defects.
      (206637)
123  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of regulated procedures conducted in Scotland under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2013 were performed in (a) public health laboratories, (b) universities and medical schools, (c) NHS hospitals, (d) government departments, (e) other public bodies, (f) non-profit making organisations and (g) commercial organisations.
      (206638)
124  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within her Department's responsibility.
      (206659)
125 N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which websites detainees in each immigration detention centre are blocked from accessing.
      (205397)
126 N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when a reply will be sent to the hon. Member for Harrow West's letter of 15 July 2014 regarding Mr and Mrs Patil of Harrow; and if she will make a statement.
      (206571)
127 N
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationality and gender of each suspected victim of trafficking to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in May 2014; in which (a) region and (b) county each of the suspected victims was found; which agency referred each person to the Scheme; in which town the shelter was to which they were placed for the relevant period; and what contact is had with each victim after they exit the shelter to ensure they are not re-trafficked.
      (206493)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
128  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make UK development aid to Uganda conditional on the repeal of laws in that country which discriminate against LGBT people; and if she will make a statement.
      (206639)
129  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make UK aid to Malawi conditional on the repeal of laws which discriminate against LGBT people; and if she will make a statement.
      (206668)
130 N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many biosecurity breaches have been reported in (a) Rupert's Valley and (b) Prosperous Bay Plain in each year since the start of the airport construction process in St Helena.
      (206528)
131 N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether there are any plans for beacons associated with airport construction on St Helena to be located within national conservation areas on the island.
      (206529)
132 N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the known habitat of the mole spider is estimated to have been destroyed during the construction of the airport on St Helena.
      (206533)
133 N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the current cost is of transporting a container of goods to St Helena; and what estimate her Department has made of such a cost once the RMS St Helena is decommissioned.
      (206534)
134  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within her Department's responsibility.
      (206660)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
135  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on levels of spending on legal aid in each EU member state; what assessment he has made of where the UK ranks in relation to other EU member states in respect of such spending; and if he will make a statement.
      (206620)
136  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206661)
137 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people who will be resident 15 or more miles away from their nearest magistrates' court as a result of the closure of Spalding magistrates' courts.
      (206417)
138 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether the bringing into force of the provisions of the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill will lead to fewer successful claims for damages under the current negligence laws.
      (206449)
139 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the likely reduction in insurance premiums as a result of the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill.
      (206453)
140 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his article of 2 June 2014 on the Conservative Home website, what the evidential basis is for his statement that time and again we see stories of a jobsworth culture or a legalistic culture that seems to stop common sense in its tracks.
      (206496)
141 N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Law Society on its inclusion of Sharia succession rules in its guidance; and if he will make a statement.
      (205887)
142 N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the Law Society's inclusion of Sharia succession rules in its guidance and its compatibility with existing equalities legislation.
      (205888)
143 N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance judges will receive on settling inheritance disputes which were initially settled under the Sharia succession rules guidance issued by the Law Society.
      (205889)
144 N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Solicitors Regulation Authority is continuing to endorse the Law Society practice note on Sharia succession rules; and whether such an endorsement is compatible with the SRA's obligations under the Equality Act 2010; and if he will make a statement.
      (205890)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
145 N
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 10.52 of the Report of the Hallett Review, if she will publish the names of the 13 on-the-runs who have benefited from the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.
      (206530)
146 N
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, following the publication of the Hallett Report, if she will now publish the names of the 228 on-the-runs who received comfort letters.
      (206531)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
147 N
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what (a) external organisations and (b) officials in the Office of the Advocate-General for Scotland he has engaged with as part of the Scotland Analysis programme; and what was discussed at each such consultation.
      (206363)
148 N
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many officials of the Office of the Advocate-General for Scotland have been allocated to work on the Scotland Analysis programme; and if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of that work.
      (206364)
149 N
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what meetings (a) he and (b) officials of the Office of the Advocate-General for Scotland have had with the right hon. Member for Edinburgh South West as part of the Scotland Analysis programme; and what was discussed at each such meeting.
      (206365)
150 N
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what work the Office of the Advocate-General for Scotland has commissioned by external consultants in relation to work on the Scotland Analysis programme; which consultants were used; and how much such consultancy has cost.
      (206366)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
151  
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many responses he has had to date to the consultation on Transpennine and Northern Rail franchises; and in what area each respondent to that consultation is resident.
      (206625)
152  
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of job losses, station closures and cost savings that will result if the proposals in his consultation document on Transpennine and Northern Rail franchises are implemented without change.
      (206640)
153  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206662)
Questions to the Ministers for Women and Equalities
154 N
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, how much the Government Equalities Office has spent on (a) outside catering and refreshments, (b) artwork and (c) televisions in each year since 2010.
      (206584)
155 N
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, how much the Government Equalities Office has spent on (a) plants and (b) wine in each of the last five years.
      (206587)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
156 N
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional assistance the Government gives to people using food banks to enable them to find work or additional hours of work; and if he will make funds available to food banks to enable them to do more to help their clients to find work.
      (206410)
157 N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have declined to move into a property with fewer bedrooms, having been offered that option of doing so under the Government's under-occupancy penalty policy.
      (206492)
158 N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on claimants of extending the waiting-day period for new benefit claims from three to seven days; and whether he will make a statement.
      (206446)
159 N
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability employment advisers were employed by his Department and its executive agencies in each of the last 60 months; and what his future policy is on the number of advisers employed.
      (206577)
160 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men aged 65 receive additional state pension after a contracted-out deduction is applied.
      (206490)
161 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to equalise guaranteed minimum pensions.
      (206491)
162 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the guidance issued by his Department to Atos Healthcare on Part 2, Regulation 7 of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013.
      (206501)
163 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of new claims for personal independence payments that were refused on application were subsequently allowed on appeal in the last 12 months.
      (206502)
164 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for personal independence payments are outstanding.
      (206503)
165 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of new claims for personal independence payments have been successful since April 2013.
      (206504)
166 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claimants of persoanl independence payment have not received a decision within 26 weeks of the date of their claim.
      (206505)
167  
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
      (206664)
168 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many bids he has received from companies tendering for the delivery of the Health and Work Service; and if he will make a statement.
      (206578)
169 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average employment and support allowance payment was in each year since 2008.
      (206579)
170 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost of processing employment and support allowance claims has been in each year since 2008.
      (206580)
171 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average employment and support allowance payment made to claimants aged over 50 was in 2013.
      (206581)
172 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants aged over 50 have been (a) referred to and (b) secured a sustained job outcome from the Work Programme; and, of those, how many have secured sustained job outcomes.
      (206582)
173  
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 113W, on unemployment benefits, what differentiation is made between paid part-time work and registered and declared voluntary work when assessing eligibility for out of work benefits.
      (206641)
174 N
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households in Banff and Buchan constituency whose incomes from benefit payments have reduced by (a) 10 per cent, (b) between 20 and 49 per cent and (c) 50 per cent or more since May 2010.
      (206253)
175 N
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the impact assessment of the single-tier pension published in October 2013, if he will make an estimate of how many people reaching state pension age after implementation of the single-tier pension in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland would have been eligible for savings credit in (i) 2020 and (ii) 2030 had savings credit not been abolished.
      (206369)
176 N
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households in Perth and North Perthshire constituency whose incomes from benefit payments have reduced by (a) 10 per cent, (b) between 20 and 49 per cent and (c) 50 per cent or more since May 2010.
      (206252)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
177 N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of implementing the Government's strategy for maximising economic recovery from the UK continental shelf will have on safety of offshore oil gas workers.
   [Transferred]  (206448)
178 N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the introduction of (a) the Government's strategy for maximising economic recovery from the UK continental shelf and (b) the Oil and Gas Authority will have on the safety of offshore oil gas workers.
   [Transferred]  (206508)

Prepared 22nd July 2014