Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 8 September 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]
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[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 8 September 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 8 September 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 Attorney General
1
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 551W, on official visits, what domestic visits he and his predecessor have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
(208002)
2
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in the Law Officers' Departments; and if he will make a statement.
(208334)
3
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions of (a) cyber and (b) cyber-enabled crimes have been initiated in each the last five years; and how many such prosecutions were successful.
(208123)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
4
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) agency workers in executive agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
(208010)
5
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 688W, on official visits, what domestic visits he has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
(208004)
6
Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Government plans to respond to the report from the Law Commission entitled Patents, Trade Marks and Design Rights: Groundless Threats, published in April 2014.
(208207)
7
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish all the responses received to the Future of Apprenticeships in England: Funding Reform Technical Consultation, published in March 2014.
(208118)
8
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208333)
9
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of late payments on small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs); and whether his Department plans to bring forward any further measures to assist in SMEs with cash flow.
(207890)
10
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support Leeds Business Week.
(208150)
11
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to make military exports to Saudi Arabia contingent on human rights reform in that country.
(208151)
12
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of potential GDP growth resulting from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
(208268)
13
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's priorities are in relation to the Digital Government Strategy in the individual performance objectives for 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208124)
14
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to support the National Nuclear Laboratory's commercial opportunities abroad.
(208039)
15
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was spent on developing skills through training programmes and apprenticeships in the nuclear industry in each region of the UK in each of the last five years.
(208040)
16
N
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information he holds on the proportion of wood pellets imported from North America that were derived from roundwood in the latest year for which figures are available.
(207891)
17
N
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information he holds on the level of wood pellet imports from (a) the USA and (b) Canada in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
(207892)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
18
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2014, Official Report, column 359W, on domestic visits, what domestic visits he has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
(208003)
19
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of charities registered in the UK primarily or substantially funded from Middle Eastern sources; and if he will make a statement.
(208181)
20
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any charities registered in the UK are donating funds or other support to Islamic State militants; and if he will make a statement.
(208329)
21
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208335)
22
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, under what criteria the Big Society Network was contracted to run the Giving Summits.
(208125)
23
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Big Society Network has received for administering the Big Society Awards in each of the last three years.
(208126)
24
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, against what criteria the Big Society Network was awarded the contract for running the Big Society Awards.
(208127)
25
N
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been given to the Big Society Network for the purpose of running the Giving Summit in each of the last three years.
(208128)
26
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Government Digital Service issues to department on minimum requirements for IT systems reliability and availability.
(208089)
27
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness in increasing the number of people registered to vote of the full canvass that took place in Northern Ireland between 2012 and 2013; and what guidance he provides to local authorities who do not conduct door-to-door canvassing for the purposes of electoral registration.
(208273)
28
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people over 50 years old in each region and constituent part of the UK have been unemployed for over 12 months.
(208076)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
29
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the ratio of average house prices to average wages was in (a) Warrington and (b) Warrington North constituency in each year since 2008.
(208073)
30
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208349)
31
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which employers use self-employed staff to avoid paying national insurance contributions.
(207809)
32
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on the HMRC review into Simplified Import VAT Accounts.
(207981)
33
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent fiscal steps he has taken to support small and micro-sized businesses in Scotland.
(208129)
34
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on tackling tax avoidance in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(208142)
35
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208293)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
36
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in receipt of (a) war disablement pension, (b) war widows pension, (c) war widowers pension, (d) guaranteed income payments, (e) survivor's guaranteed income payments he estimates pay increased council tax bills as a result of recent changes to council tax support in England.
(208028)
37
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average standard assessment procedure energy rating score of new build homes was in each quarter for which figures are available since April 2010.
(208029)
38
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make further financial payments to local authorities in respect of claims made against them by property search companies for refunds of local land charges search fees as a result of the implementation of the 2003 EC directive on freedom of information and the 2004 environmental information regulations.
(208157)
39
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the proposal submitted by Tenterden Town Council and Sevenoaks Town Council in February 2014 in relation to the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.
(208158)
40
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the representations he has received on his proposal to end check-off for trade union subscriptions for staff working in his Department.
(208160)
41
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities to date of claims made by property search companies for refunds of local land charges search fees as a result of the implementation of the 2003 European Directive on public access to environmental information and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
(208276)
42
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2014, Official Report, column 618W, on official visits, what domestic visits he has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
(208006)
43
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the rent arrears accrued by each registered social landlord in (a) Warrington and (b) Warrington North constituency in each year since 2010.
(208072)
44
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) flats, (b) houses and (c) houses of multiple occupancy in the private rented sector in Warrington in each year since 2008; and what the cost was of privately renting a (a) one bedroom flat, (b) two bedroomed house and (c) room in a house of multiple occupancy in each such year.
(208082)
45
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number of local authorities that have held referendums on increasing council tax above the threshold set by his Department.
(208146)
46
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208336)
47
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications to develop urban green space have been approved in each of the last five years.
(208074)
48
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many developments on designated urban green space have been approved under the National Planning Policy Framework, for which a local planning authority has not to set aside a five year supply of housing.
(208081)
49
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local planning authorities do not have an adopted local development framework in place.
(208137)
50
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local planning authorities do not have an adopted local development framework in place.
(208138)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
51
Mr David Blunkett
(Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, other than the members of the BBC Trust appointed to represent specific nations, how many of the existing Trust members have their main home outside London.
(208205)
52
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he and Ministers in his Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on his Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in his Department sit on programme boards managing that reform.
(208208)
53
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) agency workers in executive agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
(208011)
54
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2014, Official Report, column 13W, on domestic visits, what domestic visits he and his predecessor has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
(208005)
55
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208337)
56
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to enable people who are registered blind to receive a discount on their television licence in the same way that people who are deaf do.
(208145)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
57
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he and Ministers in his Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on his Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in his Department sit on programme boards managing the reform.
(208209)
58
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of Islamic State militants fighting in Syria and Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
(208272)
59
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208338)
60
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what current assessment he has made of the relevance of unreleased historical documents relating to Northern Ireland held at Swadlincote to the work of the Historical Enquiries Team in investigating cases from the past; and whether he plans to release these records to the National Archive under the Public Records Act 1958.
(207980)
61
N
Sir Hugh Robertson
(Faversham and Mid Kent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Regular Army Reserve of Officers will play any role in his plans for an expanded Territorial Army; and if he will make a statement.
(208083)
62
N
Sir Hugh Robertson
(Faversham and Mid Kent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members the Regular Army Reserve of Officers has.
(208084)
63
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 613W, on war graves, what further progress has been made on discussions with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the transer of graves maintained by the Ministry of Defence to that Commissioner.
(208305)
64
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he was made aware by his US counterpart of the suspension of F35 engine deliveries as a result of subgrade titanium.
(208244)
65
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual number of Regular Army recruits was for the (i) Small Arms School Corps, (ii) Royal Army Dental Corps, (iii) Intelligence Corps, (iv) Royal Army Physical Training Corps, (v) Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, (vi) Corps of Army Music and (vii) Senior Soldier Continuity Posts (Long Service) in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208232)
66
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual number of Regular Army recruits was for the (i) Royal Logistic Corps, (ii) Royal Army Medical Corps, (iii) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, (iv) Adjutant General's Corps (Provost), (v) Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support) and (vi) Royal Army Veterinary Corps in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208233)
67
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army Reserve recruits (a) passed and (b) failed (i) Phase One and (ii) Phase Two training in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208234)
68
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) new recruits and (b) former regulars entered the Army Reserve in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208235)
69
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength of the Regular Army Section Reserve was in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208236)
70
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength of the Long Term Reserve was in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208237)
71
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army pensioners have been recalled to service under Section 52 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 since 1997.
(208238)
72
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Regular: Reserve Cost Comparison Model.
(208239)
73
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength of the Regular Army Reserve of Officers was in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208240)
74
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength of the Regular Army A Reserve was in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208241)
75
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) voluntary redundancies, (b) compulsory redundancies, (c) voluntary exits and (d) involuntary exits from the Army there were in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208242)
76
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual number of Regular Army recruits in the (i) Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps, (ii) Royal Artillery, (iii) Royal Engineers, (iv) Royal Signals, (v) Infantry and (vi) Army Air Corps was in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208243)
77
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army Reserves were in training in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208245)
78
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of Army (a) phase one and (b) phase two training was in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208246)
79
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the target is for recruitment into the (a) Regular Army and (b) Army Reserve in the current financial year.
(208247)
80
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets for recruitment into the (a) Regular Army and (b) Army Reserve were set in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
(208248)
81
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Regular reservists and (b) Army Reservists were called up to support Operation Telic in each year between 2002-03 and 2011-12.
(208249)
82
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Regular reservists and (b) Army Reservists are supporting Operation Herrick.
(208250)
83
Sir Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Regular reservists and (b) Army Reservists were called up to support Operation Herrick in each financial year between 2002-03 and 2013-14.
(208251)
84
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on establishing a credit union for military personnel; and if he will make a statement.
(208271)
85
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208278)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
86
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by his Office was in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208279)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
87
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's report on Improving Permanence for Looked After Children, published in September 2013, what assessment she has made of the evidence from case studies cited on page 40 of that report, that local authorities can make significant financial savings through effective support for a child returning home from care; and if she will take full account of that evidence in her forthcoming response to the consultation on looked-after children.
(208352)
88
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce energy costs in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
(208339)
89
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what records are (a) maintained schools and (b) independent schools required to keep of instances where students have verbally abused a student with special educational needs.
(208159)
90
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) her Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
(208280)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
91
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the number of fuel poor households under the low-income high costs definition in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland with an energy performance certificate rating of (i) A, (ii) B, (iii) C, (iv) D, (v) E, (vi) F and (vii) G.
(208327)
92
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the number of fuel poor households under the low-income high costs definition in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland.
(208328)
93
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution of 4 September 2014 by the Minister for Business and Enterprise, on sustainable energy, what the evidential basis is for the statement that nuclear power is zero-carbon energy.
(208325)
94
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208340)
95
N
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the demand for biomass for combustion in the UK is met by imports.
(207889)
96
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208281)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
97
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she and Ministers in her Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on her Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in her Department sit on programme boards managing the reform.
(208210)
98
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on enabling the recording of food crime as an identifiable category of crime in police databases.
(208354)
99
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the written statement of 4 September 2014, on Elliott Review, which departments will be represented on that group and at what level of seniority; what the membership will be of that group; and when that group will meet; what the terms of reference are of the cross-government group on Food Integrity and Food Crime.
(208366)
100
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to exchange scientific research with the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland on tackling bovine tuberculosis; and if she will make a statement.
(208227)
101
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce energy costs in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
(208341)
102
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the penalties available for people convicted of wildlife crime; and if she will make a statement.
(207945)
103
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the Rural Community Broadband Fund initiative; and if she will make a statement.
(208116)
104
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ban the use of snares across the UK.
(208115)
105
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) her Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
(208282)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
106
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Bahraini counterpart on the detention of Abdulhadi Alkhawaja; and if he will make a statement.
(208155)
107
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Bahrain about the detention of Maryam Al-Khawaja at Bahrain International Airport; and if he will make a statement.
(208156)
108
Mark Durkan
(Foyle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the demobilisation and integration of former Beja Congress fighters into civil and military services is adequately supported.
(208189)
109
Mark Durkan
(Foyle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of recent developments in Sudan's National Dialogue process.
(208190)
110
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the sources of rockets supplied to Hamas operating in Gaza; and if he will make a statement.
(208182)
111
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the sources of supply to Islamic State militants of their weapons and training; and if he will make a statement.
(208183)
112
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to stop the war in Syria; and if he will make a statement.
(208184)
113
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal (a) is intact and (b) has been destroyed to date; and if he will make a statement.
(208185)
114
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Russian diplomats are serving with so-called diplomatic immunity in the Russian Embassy in London; and if he will make a statement.
(208186)
115
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208342)
116
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the threat to the safety of British seafarers and others from piracy (a) in the Gulf of Guinea and (b) elsewhere; and what his strategy is for reducing that threat.
(207946)
117
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in the Maldives; and if he will make representations to the government of that country on the kidnap of the journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla.
(207944)
118
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the effect of climate change on human rights in countries particularly affected by climate change.
(208075)
119
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of progress with democratic reform in Egypt.
(208149)
120
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Burmese government on their treatment of the Rohingya.
(208152)
121
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he met the Secretary General of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy; and what plans he has for future meetings with that official.
(208009)
122
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208283)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
123
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will institute an awards scheme to recognise best practice among doctors who deliver training to medical students.
(208322)
124
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he and Ministers in his Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on his Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in his Department sit on programme boards managing the reform.
(208211)
125
N
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate potential savings to the NHS from more widespread use of e-cigarettes.
(208086)
126
N
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has assessed or commissioned on whether e-cigarette vapour carries health risks to bystanders.
(208087)
127
N
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on the regulation of mitochondrial replacement techniques of the conclusion of the public hearing of the US Food and Drugs Administration's Cellular, Tissues and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee on oocyte modification in assisted reproduction for the prevention of transmission of mitochondrial disease.
(208088)
128
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people over the age of 65 presented themselves to a clinician showing key symptoms of dementia in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
(208264)
129
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people over the age of 65 were diagnosed with dementia after being admitted to hospital as an emergency inpatient in England in each year since 2009.
(208265)
130
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaf British Sign Language users over the age of 65 were diagnosed with dementia after being admitted to hospital as an emergency inpatient in England in each year since 2009.
(208266)
131
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on specialist assessment and diagnostic services for deaf British Sign Language users with dementia in each year since 2010.
(208269)
132
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on dementia assessment for diagnostic purposes in each year since 2010.
(208270)
133
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of tests on animals conducted in the UK using mitochondrial replacement techniques in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(208267)
134
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of regulation of the comestic industry; and whether he plans to propose further regulations relating to that industry.
(207808)
135
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208285)
136
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the Health Protection Agency study on the health effects of emissions from municipal waste incinerators to be published.
(208139)
137
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of NHS trusts that provide nursery facilities for staff and patients.
(208187)
138
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of nurseries run by NHS trusts that (a) have closed since 2010 and (b) plan to close in the next three years.
(208188)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
139
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she and Ministers in her Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on her Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in her Department sit on programme boards managing the reform.
(208212)
140
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the support given to the Cardiff Prevent priority area by the Office of Security and Counter Terrorism.
(208017)
141
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last discussed steps to tackle extremism with Ministers in the Welsh Government; and when the next such meeting is planned.
(208018)
142
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) the All Wales Prevent Board and (b) the Wales CONTEST Board.
(208019)
143
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last discussed with the head of the UK Border Force the effectiveness of exit and entry checks in disrupting flows of those who are believed to be travelling to or returning from committing acts of terrorism overseas.
(208027)
144
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had UK passports issued to them or renewed less than six months before they are known to have travelled to commit terrorist offences abroad in the last five years.
(208045)
145
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) agency workers in executive agencies which report to her Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
(208012)
146
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detained at border points of entry for (a) having a false passport, (b) having incorrect visa authorisation and (c) any other reason in each of the last three years.
(208119)
147
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people absconded from ports of entry after being stopped by UK Border Force staff in each of the last three years.
(208120)
148
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who absconded after apprehension by UK Border Force staff at ports of entry in each of the last three years were subsequently captured.
(208121)
149
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people detained at border ports of entry in each of the last three years were granted temporary admission.
(208122)
150
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrian refugees have been granted asylum in the UK since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011; and if she will make a statement.
(208330)
151
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Russian citizens resident in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
(208331)
152
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with regards to supporters of Islamic State in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
(208332)
153
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce energy costs in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
(208343)
154
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle Islamophobia; and if she will make a statement.
(208153)
155
Stephen Pound
(Ealing North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports that her Department has returned to applicants in the last year have gone missing; and if she will estimate the annual cost to her Department of returning passports to applicants by (a) second-class post, (b) first-class post and (c) recorded delivery.
(208231)
156
N
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of reforms proposed by her Department to the Riot (Damages) Act 1986 on the level of compensation paid to businesses.
(208001)
157
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) her Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
(208286)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission
158
Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many children can be accommodated by the House of Commons crèche; what proportion of that figure the average usage of the crèche was in each of the last three years; and what the net profit or loss of the crèche was in each of those years.
(208353)
159
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many (a) direct, (b) outsourced and (c) agency employees on the Parliamentary estate are (i) paid less than the London living wage and (ii) employed on a zero-hours contract.
(208038)
160
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what reassessment has been made of the security of files and emails containing sensitive material relating to constituents being stored by PICT in a cloud system in the light of the recent security breach of the iCloud system.
(207888)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
161
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent support she has provided to countries in West Africa to help them with the recent ebola outbreak.
(208068)
162
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to provide further support to West African countries to deal with the ebola outbreak.
(208069)
163
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the briefing given by Médecins Sans Frontières at the UN on 2 September 2014.
(208070)
164
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Médecins Sans Frontières on the recent ebola outbreak.
(208071)
165
Mark Durkan
(Foyle):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of humanitarian conditions in eastern Sudan.
(208191)
166
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the UK's priorities are for humanitarian policy at the September 2014 session of the UN General Assembly.
(208143)
167
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to prioritise measures to improve the position of women and girls as part of her Department's development programmes.
(208148)
168
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to reduce energy costs in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
(208344)
169
N
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is giving to (a) Sierra Leone and (b) other countries in West Africa to them help counter the outbreak of Ebola; and if she will make a statement.
(208085)
170
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) her Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
(208287)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
171
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he and Ministers in his Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on his Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in his Department sit on programme boards managing the reform.
(208213)
172
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208345)
173
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department gives to private citizens who take legal action against electoral registration officers who do not conduct door-to-door canvassing of those households that do not return electoral registration forms.
(208215)
174
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208288)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
175
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to establish a procedure for recording on a central register the use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy as recommended in the Hallett Report published on 17 July 2014; and if she will make a statement.
(208226)
176
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the terms of reference adopted by the Police Service of Northern Ireland to review on-the-run cases under Operation Red Field; and if she will make a statement.
(208228)
177
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timetable is for the full implementation of the Hallett Report's recommendations; and if she will make a statement.
(208315)
178
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking in response to the breach of internal communications security in her Department relating to the leak of information to newspapers regarding her announcement to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on 3 September 2014; and if she will make a statement.
(208316)
179
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the current security threat posed by the Real IRA and other dissident republicans; and if she will make a statement.
(208318)
180
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many international businesses she has met to discuss inward investment into Northern Ireland since her appointment as Secretary of State; and if she will make a statement.
(208319)
181
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which recommendations of the Hallett Report have already been implemented; and if she will make a statement.
(208321)
182
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to reduce energy costs in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
(208346)
183
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence since 16 October 2013 regarding the release of documents relating to Northern Ireland held at Swadlincote under the 30 year rule.
(207977)
184
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the First and Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland; and what issues were discussed.
(207978)
185
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the First and Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland regarding the killings in Ballymurphy in West Belfast in August 1971.
(207979)
186
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) her Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
(208289)
Questions to the Prime Minister
187
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his Oral statement of 1 September 2014, Official Report, column 34, what the evidential basis is for his statement that the Saudi Arabian government has changed its approach on radicalisation around the world; and whether he considers that such changes have included a change in policy on providing funding for Islamist extremist groups.
(208144)
188
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his press statement of 29 August 2014 on the threat level from international terrorism, what options will be available to staff at border control to deal with UK citizens refused re-entry to the UK because they are suspected of involvement in terrorist activities in Iraq or Syria.
(208161)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
189
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208347)
190
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by his Department was in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208291)
Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
191
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, when hard copies of the Electoral Commission's report into the completeness and accuracy of the electoral registers 2014 were placed in the Vote Office.
(208195)
192
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which Electoral Commission reports have been (a) placed and (b) not placed in the Vote Office in each of the last five years.
(208196)
193
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which Electoral Commission regulation campaigns were deemed (a) appropriate and (b) inappropriate to be allocated targets for registration download.
(208197)
194
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, under what criteria the targets set for the electoral registration campaigns that were conducted by the Electoral Commission were deemed appropriate for targets for registration downloads.
(208198)
195
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which local authorities have contacted the European Commission on the capabilities of their computer system to deal with individual electoral registration.
(208201)
196
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will publish its original timetable for research, printing and publication of the report into the accuracy and completeness of electoral registers published on 22 July 2014; and what the original target date for publication of that document was.
(208202)
197
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, when the Electoral Commission will publish its report on the completeness and accuracy of the 2014 electoral register.
(208203)
198
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will postpone its proposals on (a) photo identification for voters and (b) limitations on the handling of postal ballots until after the introduction of individual electoral registration.
(208204)
199
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proportion of votes was cast by postal ballot in each local authority area of the UK in the last European election.
(208275)
200
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the key success measures on page 14 of the Commission's Corporate Plan 2014-19, what the main targets for successful public awareness campaigns were; what the targets were for each of these campaigns; and whether subsequent targets are adjusted in the light of the results of each campaign.
(208277)
201
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what estimate the Electoral Commission has made of the effect of a full canvass of electors in Northern Ireland in 2012 and 2013 on registration levels in Northern Ireland.
(208311)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
202
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the benefit-cost ratios for each of the schemes funded in the £1.5 billion works commissioned to improve the A14.
(208132)
203
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what weighting was given to environmental benefits when calculating the benefit-cost ratio for each of the schemes funded in the £1.5 billion works commissioned to improve the A14.
(208133)
204
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the methodology behind the benefit-cost ratios calculated for each of the schemes funded in the £1.5 billion works commissioned to improve the A14.
(208134)
205
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) men, (b) women and (c) child cyclists suffered (i) fatal and (ii) serious injuries in each of the last 10 years.
(208079)
206
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Highways Agency has been subject to legal challenge by a local authority in each of the last 10 years.
(208080)
207
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the Transport Research Laboratory review of pedestrian walking speeds and time needed to cross the road; and whether he plans to update the current guidance on pedestrian crossings in response.
(208314)
208
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 942W, on road signs and markings, when he expects to publish his Department's review of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions.
(208326)
209
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) agency workers in executive agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
(208013)
210
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to increase capacity at East Croydon station; and if he will make a statement.
(208154)
211
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208348)
212
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the roadworks on the M1 motorway north of junction 28 to be completed and the stretch of the M1 between that junction and the M18 to be totally devoid of roadworks.
(207811)
213
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Highways Agency closed the M180 in August 2014; and if he will direct the Highways Agency to take steps to prevent a re-occurrence of that closure during future holiday periods.
(207812)
214
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the transfer and retention of cherished vehicle numbers to be a transaction that is available to complete online.
(207943)
215
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish in full the public responses to the consultation on the future franchise proposals covering routes currently served by Northern and Transpennine Express trains; and if he will publish, either in summary or full, the responses to that consultation before any decision on the award of the new franchises.
(208135)
216
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with Network Rail on the timetable for temporary closure of Blackpool North station in relation to the electrification of line track in the last two months.
(208140)
217
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with Network Rail on the implications of the works at and around Blackpool North station for (a) capacity, (b) flexibility and (c) frequency of services in and out of Blackpool North station.
(208141)
218
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) land and (b) buildings of what value belonging to the Coastguard Service have been sold since May 2010.
(208130)
219
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208292)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
220
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on the purchase of televisions in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
(208324)
221
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208350)
222
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by his Department in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208294)
Questions to the Ministers for Women and Equalities
223
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by the Government Equalities Office was in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
(208284)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
224
Dame Anne Begg
(Aberdeen South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Scotland have had DWP form DS1500 signed by their doctor to confirm they are terminally ill in the latest period for which figures are available.
(208206)
225
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on the purchase of televisions in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
(208323)
226
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he and Ministers in his Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on his Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in his Department sit on programme boards managing the reform.
(208214)
227
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement.
(208015)
228
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy that a person in receipt of carer's allowance may claim that allowance for each person cared for.
(208016)
229
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current level of the benefit cap; and if he will make a statement.
(208147)
230
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(208351)
231
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the level of variation of health and safety regulations between local authorities and of the effect of such variation on small and medium-sized enterprises.
(207810)
232
N
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value is of payments made directly to landlords for universal credit claimants in (a) total and (b) each local authority.
(208007)
233
N
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of universal credit claimants have a payment made directly to their landlord.
(208008)
234
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(208295)
235
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he will take to ensure that evaluations of the Work Programme look at its performance for ethnic minority jobseekers.
(208014)
236
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many businesses have been created with help from the New Enterprise Allowance; and how many of those businesses have sustained operations for more than 52 weeks.
(208044)
237
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on the Flexible Support Fund in each region of the UK in each year since it was introduced.
(208077)
238
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which recommendations made by the Work Programme Best Practice Group have been (a) fully implemented, (b) partially implemented and (c) not implemented; and if he will make a statement.
(208078)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
239
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which local authorities have contacted his Department on the capability of their computer systems to deal with individual electoral registration.
[Transferred]
(208200)
240
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by No. 10 Downing Street was in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(208290)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
241
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what support his Department gives to private citizens who take legal action against electoral registration officers who do not conduct door to door canvassing of those households that do not return electoral registration forms.
[Transferred]
(208193)
242
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which local authorities have (a) promoted online registration and (b) not promoted online registration since its introduction.
[Transferred]
(208194)
243
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which local authorities have contacted his Department on the capability of their computer system to deal with electoral registration.
[Transferred]
(208199)
244
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if his Department will ensure the key indicators for the effectiveness of the Electoral Commission include the actual number and proportion of UK citizens who are registered to vote.
[Transferred]
(208224)
245
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if his Department will discuss with the Electoral Commission that body changing its target performance for completeness of the electoral register between 2014-15 and 2018-19 from completeness does not deteriorate to completeness is improved.
[Transferred]
(208225)
246
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent legal action his Department has taken against local authorities which have, on several occasions, not conducted door-to-door canvassing of households which do not return their electoral registration forms.
[Transferred]
(208229)
247
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people have registered to vote online in each week since individual electoral registration was implemented.
[Transferred]
(208230)
248
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment his Department has made of the trends in the number of unregistered voters between 2010 and 2014; and what targets his Department has to ensure that (a) completeness does not deteriorate and (b) completeness is improved over the next five years.
[Transferred]
(208274)
249
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many and what proportion of electors have registered online in each local authority area since online registration was introduced.
[Transferred]
(208312)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
250
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to schools on what action to take when a student with special educational needs is physically attacked by other pupils on school property.
[Transferred]
(208192)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
251
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Rail framework agreement published on 1 September 2014, when he plans to lay the draft regulations to make Network Rail subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and under what parliamentary procedure he plans to ask the House to approve those regulations.
[Transferred]
(208117)
252
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reasons are for the time taken to lay regulations to make Network Rail subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
[Transferred]
(208131)
Questions to the Prime Minister
253
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Prime Minister, how many official visits to Northern Ireland he has undertaken since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(208317)
254
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Prime Minister, how many meetings he has held at (a) Downing Street and (b) the House with elected representatives from Northern Ireland in 2014 to date; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(208320)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
255
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the benefits to the Welsh economy of holding the NATO summit in Newport.
[Transferred]
(208313)