Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 22 October 2014
Notes:
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 22 October 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 22 October 2014
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paper of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.
For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will reopen the enquiry into the nature of the warranties sold by Scottish Power to its customers between 1980 and 1999 and any potential losses suffered by such customers.
(211059)
2
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last reviewed the adequacy of prior investigations in connection with the nature of the warranties sold by Scottish Power to its customers between 1980 and 1999 and any potential losses suffered by such customers.
(211060)
3
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the interest rate swap redress scheme.
(211066)
4
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value was of UK arms exports to (a) Saudi Arabia and (b) Bahrain in each year since 2010.
(211158)
5
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many arms exports licences have been revoked by the Government in the last year; and for which countries these licences have been revoked.
(211160)
6
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of the UK's tear gas exports to Hong Kong was in the last year.
(211161)
7
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's latest internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to parliamentary questions.
(211071)
8
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start-up loans have been granted to businesses in (a) Woking constituency and (b) Surrey to date.
(211072)
9
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship starts there were in each sector in (a) Woking constituency and (b) Surrey in the last 12 months.
(211117)
10
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people who accessed a traineeship in the last 12 months have progressed to an accredited apprenticeship.
(211004)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
11
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many small and medium-sized enterprises have premises in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the South East.
(211119)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
12
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the interest rate swap redress scheme.
(211065)
13
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 September 2014 to Questions 208670, 208671, 208672 and 208673, what assessment he has made of HM Revenue and Customs' performance against each such operational target in 2013-14.
(210973)
14
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of adults in the UK aged (a) 21 to 64 years old and (b) 65 years and over pay income tax; and how many in each such group pay tax at the higher rate or above.
(210604)
15
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing real-time credit checking for lenders.
(210986)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
16
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that part-owners do not face above-inflation increases to service charges under shared ownership schemes.
(211086)
17
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) house buyers and (b) first-time buyers have been supported under the Government's Help to Buy scheme in Woking constituency.
(211116)
18
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish any correspondence his Department has had with Orion on the Shepherd Bush Market development scheme and the compulsory purchase order granted by Hammersmith and Fulham local authority.
(210972)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
19
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the merits of passive infrastructure sharing in partial not-spots; and what information he has on the changes that would be required to the upgrade and sharing elements of the electronic communications code to enable this.
(211165)
20
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to tackle nuisance telephone calls; and if he will make a statement.
(211118)
21
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what oversight he has of the allocation of the Arts Council England's funding to other organisations.
(211088)
22
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department had with the Football Association on the changes to the Owners and Directors Test introduced on 1 August 2014; and if he will make a statement.
(210974)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
23
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken since the Government response to the Second Report of Session 2012-13 from the Welsh Affairs Select Committee, Support for Armed Forces Veterans in Wales, to strengthen policies regarding after care services for veterans.
(211163)
24
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of enabling all armed forces' widows to retain their pension in the event of later cohabiting or remarrying.
(210696)
25
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of ensuring that (a) all veterans with service-related hearing problems are able to have their MoD-issued hearing aids serviced and replaced at no cost and (b) working-age veterans can access higher grade hearing aids including in-the-ear aids.
(210697)
26
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of uprating the military compensation of injured veterans by whichever is the higher of earnings, inflation or 2.5 per cent.
(210698)
27
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of guaranteeing veterans with mental health problems evidence-based treatment provided by practitioners with an understanding of veterans' needs within 18 weeks of referral.
(210699)
28
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of including spouses and early service leavers in the resettlement support provided by the Careers Transition Partnership.
(210700)
29
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure compiance with Article 6 of the 1968 Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
(211189)
30
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans who have left the armed forces with visual impairment injuries in each of the last 10 years.
(210998)
31
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from what sources his Department's operations in Iraq are being funded.
(211136)
32
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where his Department plans to station the four Typhoon jets assigned to Quick Reaction Alert in Eastern Europe.
(211137)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
33
Ian Mearns
(Gateshead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in schools with city technology college status are looked-after children; and how this figure compares to other schools in their local authority areas.
(211020)
34
Ian Mearns
(Gateshead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to make national guidance on fair admissions which gives priority to looked-after children binding on city technology colleges.
(211021)
35
Ian Mearns
(Gateshead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many city technology colleges still exist; and how many such colleges have converted to Academy status to date.
(211085)
36
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on securing a deal with a defibrillator supplier to facilitate the roll-out of defibrillators to schools.
(210990)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
37
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the schemes in the Levy Control Framework on average annual household energy bills in each of the years from 2015 to 2021.
(211114)
38
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the effect of schemes in the Levy Control Framework was on average annual household energy bills in each of the years from 2010 to 2014.
(211115)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
39
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the property and mortgage industries regarding the impact of Japanese knotweed on property values.
(211037)
40
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what current legislative proposals there are for the better control of Japanese knotweed.
(211038)
41
N
Mr Geoffrey Cox
(Torridge and West Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to prevent the North Devon fishing industry being subject to a ban on the landing of ray.
(210671)
42
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to prevent plastic contaminants in UK river basins from reaching the sea.
(211006)
43
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent and (b) rectify plastic and litter contamination of (i) UK river basins and (ii) the sea.
(211007)
44
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to study the effect of plastic and litter contamination of UK river basins on local biodiversity.
(211008)
45
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the pilot badger culls in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) Somerset have been evaluated as being safe, humane and effective.
(211130)
46
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend badger culling beyond the pilots in Gloucestershire and Somerset.
(211178)
47
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of animals exported (a) to the EU and (b) to countries outside the EU in each of the last five years.
(211113)
48
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2014 to Question 209943, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that contraventions of the Water Industry Act 1991 are being detected.
(211016)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
49
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to address the number of executions by beheading in Saudi Arabia.
(211123)
50
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will consider implementing sanctions against individuals and entities suspected of perpetrating crimes against humanity, as detailed in the UN Commission of Inquiry on North Korea.
(211128)
51
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the findings and recommendations of the UN Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are submitted to the UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court; and what further steps his Department has taken pursuant to the findings of that inquiry.
(211190)
52
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received linking the company DINANT to the murders of civilians in the Bajo Augán region of Honduras.
(211084)
53
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the International Finance Corporation World Bank Loans to Honduran company DINANT.
(211140)
54
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of bilateral co-operation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of nuclear weapons technology.
(211074)
55
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the findings of the United Nations Panel of Experts that many of the component parts of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) Unha-3 rocket were manufactured in the UK; and what steps are being taken to tighten existing UN sanctions on the DPRK's weapons programmes.
(211075)
56
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's latest internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to parliamentary questions.
(211069)
57
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has entered into any agreement with the company Level 3 to operate as an intercept partner to intercept communications data at the interface between the public internet system and the Google Cloud.
(211010)
58
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of Question 209911 on Western Sahara, which borders of Morocco the UK recognises.
(211162)
59
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the threat of Islamic State in (a) the Maldives and (b) other countries outside Iraq and Syria.
(210861)
60
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of relations between North and South Korea after clashes on the 38th parallel.
(211090)
61
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the Sri Lankan government to cooperate with a UN investigation into alleged war crimes.
(211041)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
62
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons were for changes contained in the proposed new regulations for care homes before parliament to remove the provisions in the current regulations that (a) the care provider must bring the complaints procedure to the attention of residents as in current Regulation 19(1)(2), (b) the provider must plan for and have emergency procedures in place as in current Regulation 9(2) and (c) providers must give residents a choice of food as in current Regulation 14(2).
(211154)
63
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where the unpublished, confidential evidence referred to in the updated Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority report, Third scientific review of the safety and efficacy of methods to avoid mitochondrial disease through assisted conception will be published.
(211181)
64
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been paid to Virgin Care to run the North Chelmsford NHS Healthcare Centre in Sainsburys in Springfield, Chelmsford in each year since it opened.
(210975)
65
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's latest internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to parliamentary questions.
(211068)
66
Robert Halfon
(Harlow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that hospitals follow the updated guidelines on hospital car parking charges.
(211028)
67
Robert Halfon
(Harlow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what sanctions he intends to impose against hospitals found not to be complying with the updated guidance on hospital car parking fees.
(211029)
68
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure the continuation of the National Cancer Peer Review programme.
(210989)
69
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people who registered as visually impaired who were veterans of the armed forces in each of the last three years.
(210996)
70
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to include an option on the official form by which people register as visually impaired that allows them to identify as a veteran.
(210999)
71
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to continue payments of £100,000 annually to the Haemophilia Society beyond 2014-15.
(211032)
72
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the outcome was of the look-back exercise co-ordinated by the Haemophilia Alliance to identify patients with bleeding disorders previously undiagnosed with blood-related infections.
(211033)
73
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to make provisions for counselling for those who contracted HIV and hepatitis C following treatment with NHS-supplied blood products and their families and dependants beyond the 2013-14 financial year.
(211036)
74
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Haemophilia Alliance has made in revising the National Service Specification for bleeding disorders.
(211076)
75
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Haemophilia Society, (b) the Manor House Group, (c) Tainted Blood, (d) the Hepatitis C Trust and (e) the Contaminated Blood campaign in the last two years.
(211077)
76
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether benefits an individual receives are taken into account when deciding an individual's eligibility for discretionary financial payments from the (a) Caxton Foundation, (b) Macfarlane Trust and (c) Eileen Trust.
(211078)
77
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) first-stage payments and (b) second-stage payments have been made from the Skipton Fund to the estates of individuals who contracted Hepatitis C following NHS treatment with blood products between 1970 and 1995 but who died after 29 August 2003.
(211079)
78
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) first-stage payments and (b) second-stage payments have been made from the Skipton Fund to the estates of individuals who contracted hepatitis C following NHS treatment with blood products between 1970 and 1995 but who died after 29 August 2003; what the total amount of money paid out to these estates was; how many total applications for lump sum payments were made by the families and dependants of these victims from 10 January to the end of March 2011; how many applications were refused on the basis that they came in too late; whether his Department has received any representations from (i) the families of victims, (ii) campaign groups and (iii) the Skipton Fund or Caxton Foundation about the time available to apply.
(211080)
79
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the basis is for the distinction between Stage 1 and Stage 2 of hepatitis C virus which determines the amount of support sufferers of the condition who contracted the virus following NHS treatment with blood products are entitled to; and what medical and expert advice his Department sought before establishing this distinction.
(211083)
80
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2012 to Question 129961, how many sufferers of bleeding disorders who received contaminated blood are in receipt of ex gratia packages; and what estimate he has made of the number who are eligible for such a package.
(211183)
81
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much non-NHS providers of NHS funded services have paid to the Treasury towards the cost of the previous training of clinical staff whom they employ in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.
(211019)
82
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the rate of stillbirths in Surrey and Sussex; and if he will make a statement.
(211110)
83
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of GP appointments in Woking constituency; and if he will make a statement.
(211111)
84
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of augmentative and alternative communication aids for sufferers of motor neurone disease in (a) Surrey and Sussex and (b) England; and if he will make a statement.
(211112)
85
Mr Andrew Mitchell
(Sutton Coldfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure the routine commissioning of cough assist machines in the West Midlands.
(211129)
86
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in England who received NHS continuing healthcare through the fast-track route in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013; what plans he has to gather more comprehensive data on the use of NHS continuing healthcare; and if he will make a statement.
(211124)
87
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether an assessment has been carried out on the effectiveness of the fast-track route for Continuing Healthcare in providing support to terminally ill people; and what discussions he has had with NHS England on working with his Department to ensure people eligible for Continuing Healthcare through the fast-track route receive it promptly.
(211125)
88
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost would be of immediately screening all newborn babies for MCAD deficiency.
(211014)
89
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) the NHS has made of a potential connection between chicken pox and stroke in children.
(211017)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
90
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on collecting fees for visa applications in advance of the application being processed.
(211067)
91
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many charities and non-governmental organisations hold Tier two sponsor licences in each region and constituent part of the UK.
(211153)
92
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to improve the level of transparency in the Government's use of personal data.
(211039)
93
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of online do not track tools on (a) Government efforts to gather communications data and (b) individual online privacy.
(211040)
94
Jackie Doyle-Price
(Thurrock):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many clandestine migrants have been identified at (a) the UK's seaport and (b) the Port of Tilbury in each year since 2000.
(211063)
95
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many production orders to access stored electronic communications have been invoked by each UK police force in each year since May 2010; and what the prosecution rate is following the invoking of such production orders.
(211013)
96
Robert Halfon
(Harlow):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of crime levels in Harlow; and what steps she is taking to reduce such levels.
(211030)
97
Robert Halfon
(Harlow):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes of each type have been committed in Harlow constituency in each of the last 15 years.
(211031)
98
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the terms of reference have yet been established for the inquiry into historical child sex abuse commissioned by her Department.
(211188)
99
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to progress visas for foreign diplomats.
(210860)
100
N
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many reports the police recorded of sexual offences against children under 16 in each local authority in (a) 2009 and (b) the last year for which figures are available.
(211000)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
101
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received of the potential effects of the Plant Breeders Bill in Ghana on small-scale farmers in that country.
(211018)
102
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department has provided to Sierra Leone to combat malaria in each year since May 2010; and what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the malaria prevention programme in that country.
(211089)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
103
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review UK domestic violence sentencing guidelines.
(211159)
104
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people failed to return to prison following release on temporary licence in each of the last three years; and how many and what proportion of such offenders were subsequently (a) charged with and (b) convicted of a criminal offence under the Prisoners (Return to Custody) Act 1995.
(211070)
105
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts did not send people with the highest number of previous convictions for burglary to prison for a further offence of burglary in each of the years since 2010.
(211135)
106
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many families of victims of driving offences his Department has met and consulted during its review of driving offences.
(210997)
107
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he or officials of his Department will meet the families of Stefan Bowdley and Alex Reed to discuss his Department's review of driving offences.
(211003)
108
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in respect of how many alleged offences under section 2A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 proceedings are currently active in magistrates' courts in England and Wales.
(211138)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
109
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2014 to Question 208974, whether cost benefit ratios are conducted for any Highways Agency schemes in the planning or scoping phase.
(211005)
110
Jackie Doyle-Price
(Thurrock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on proposals for new East London river crossings and the effect of such crossings on the Dartford to Thurrock crossing.
(211064)
111
Jackie Doyle-Price
(Thurrock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the additional investment which would be required at junction 30 of the M25 for the Lower Thames crossing options A and C.
(211155)
112
Jackie Doyle-Price
(Thurrock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on traffic flows along Thurrock's local road network of option A and option C for the Lower Thames crossing.
(211156)
113
Jackie Doyle-Price
(Thurrock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the consequences for air quality in Thurrock of options A and C for the Lower Thames crossing.
(211157)
114
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under what selection process his Department appointed Christine Emmett, Neil Massom and Baroness Jo Valentine as non-executive Directors of High Speed 2; and what (a) remuneration and benefits package they receive and (b) contracted hours they are employed for.
(211042)
115
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the wage restrictions and policies which apply to the Civil Service will apply to the Highways Agency following its transfer to a Government owned company.
(211126)
116
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the (a) Welsh Assembly and (b) Scottish Government on the proposed transfer of the Highways Agency to a Government owned company.
(211127)
117
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the capacity utilisation on trains out of Woking between 6.30am and 9.00am on a weekday morning in the latest period for which figures are available.
(211073)
118
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reports he has received on the consequences of the decision to remove the permit for direct flights from the UK to Sierra Leone for humanitarian aid deliveries to Sierra Leone and West Africa.
(211106)
119
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with charities and non-governmental organisations on the effects of removing the permit for direct flights from the UK to Sierra Leone.
(211107)
120
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to reduce overcrowding on trains from Woking to London Waterloo; and if he will make a statement.
(211108)
121
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of overcrowding on rail services from Woking to London Waterloo.
(211109)
122
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the future funding of Bikeability.
(210859)
123
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new jobs in the rail industry that will be created (a) directly and (b) indirectly as a result of the new rolling stock procured through the Intercity Express Programme for service on the (i) Great Western and (ii) East Coast Main Lines.
(211044)
124
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward measures to deal with excessive exhaust noise from motorcycles through the MOT test.
(211087)
125
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on increasing capacity across the Great Western rail franchise.
(210987)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
126
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Ofcom on partial not-spots and the use of passive infrastructure sharing in those areas.
(211121)
127
N
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the effects of the Scottish referendum result on government policy on further devolution for Wales.
(905499)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
128
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Minister of State for Disabled People of 5 September 2014, Official Report, column 554, what the evidential basis is for his statement that the Affordable Homes Bill would cost about £1 billion of public expenditure.
(211139)
129
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review sanctions for employment and support allowance.
(211164)
130
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) haemophiliacs, (b) haemophiliacs with hepatitis C, (c) haemophiliacs with HIV and (d) haemophiliacs with both HIV and hepatitis C have been initially migrated from income support or incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance; how many such decisions to migrate have been overturned on appeal; how many of those migrated have been placed in the employment and support allowance work-related activity group; and how many such decisions to place those migrated in the work-related activity group have been overturned on appeal.
(211034)
131
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) haemophiliacs, (b) haemophiliacs with hepatitis C, (c) haemophiliacs with HIV and (d) haemophiliacs with both HIV and hepatitis C have been assessed for eligibiity for the personal independence payment following transfer from the disability living allowance; and how many have been assessed as eligible for personal independence payment.
(211035)
132
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any savings an individual has accrued as a result of saving and investing lump-sum payments they have received from the Macfarlane and Eileen Trust, Macfarlane Trust, Eileen Trust or Skipton Fund are taken into account when deciding their eligibility for employment and support allowance and other welfare benefits; and whether the transfer of such savings to a dependant or partner, affects that dependant or partner's entitlement to benefits.
(211082)
133
Mr Frank Roy
(Motherwell and Wishaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much discretionary housing payment award he plans to give to each local authority in Scotland in 2014-15.
(211061)
134
Mr Frank Roy
(Motherwell and Wishaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much discretionary housing payment award was made to each local authority in Scotland in 2013-14.
(211062)
135
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to respond to the European Commission's new Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020.
(210988)
136
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the jobseeker's allowance claimant count has been sanctioned in each month from October 2012 to date.
(211001)
Questions to the Attorney General
137
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
To ask the Attorney General, what the policy is of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting cases of encouraging or assisting suicide.
[Transferred]
(211043)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
138
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to ensure employer compliance with minimum wage legislation.
[Transferred]
(211009)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
139
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the level of youth unemployment in (a) the UK and (b) Woking constituency in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(211105)
140
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many infant deaths were caused by MCAD deficiency in (a) East Lancashire, (b) the North West and (c) England in each of the last three years.
[Transferred]
(211015)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
141
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to encourage competition in the rural broadband market.
[Transferred]
(211122)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
142
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people who contracted HIV and hepatitis C following treatment with NHS-supplied blood products signed waivers renouncing their rights to press charges against the Department for Health in the 1980s and 1990s; and how many such individuals are alive.
[Transferred]
(211081)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
143
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will indicate what constraints there are on publication of case papers, inquiries or other documents relating to the Birmingham Pub Bombings on 21 November 1974.
[Transferred]
(211091)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
144
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the recent National Contingency Plan exercise in Conwy Morfa.
[Transferred]
(211120)