Session 2014-15
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 7 November 2014
Notes:
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Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 7 November 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 7 November 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
Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Attorney General, how many cases including the sending of a nude or sexually explicit electronic image of an individual under the age of 18 where the perpetrator of the crime is under the age of 18 have been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service in the last three years; how many such cases have been taken forward for prosecution; and how many such prosecutions have been successful.
(213364)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contingency arrangements his Department has reached with HM Treasury on meeting the cost of the expansion of student numbers in the absence of proceeds from the sale of the student loan book in the 2010-15 Parliament.
(213629)
3
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how his Department plans to fund the abolition of the cap on student numbers in the absence of proceeds from the sale of the student loan book in the 2010-15 Parliament.
(213630)
4
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department plans to publish updated student numbers as a result of the abolition of the cap on student numbers.
(213631)
5
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent estimate is of the increase in student numbers as a result of the decision to abolish the cap on student numbers; and what his updated estimates of student numbers is for (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
(213632)
6
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress the Government has made in its plans for the sale of the student loan book.
(213633)
7
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to prohibit businesses advertising assignment-writing services to higher education students; and if he will make a statement.
(213634)
8
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of how many people earned less than the national minimum wage in Scotland in each year since 2010-11.
(213229)
9
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of how many people earn exactly the national minimum wage in Scotland.
(213230)
10
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government regarding the national minimum wage; and if he will place in the Library any representations so received.
(213286)
11
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that EU and UK funding programmes aimed at increasing young people's skills prioritise interpersonal skills known to be highly valued by employers.
(213502)
12
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to support further growth in the services sector; and what steps he plans to take to ensure that EU regulations do not negatively affect support to businesses in that sector.
(213505)
13
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made in establishing full public transparency of company ownership.
(213635)
14
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent fall in UK construction Purchasing Managers Index.
(213641)
15
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the percentage change was in the national minimum wage in each year since its introduction.
(213637)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
16
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what issues the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments took into account when considering the appointment of Lord Strathclyde to an advisory role with URS Corporation.
(213492)
17
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations he has received about the appointment of John Manzoni as Chief Executive of the Civil Service.
(213235)
18
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential for conflict of interest between John Manzoni's non-executive directorship of SAB Miller and his post as Chief Executive of the Civil Service.
(213236)
19
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the average earnings in (a) each constituency in London, (b) London, (c) England, (d) Scotland, (e) Wales and (f) the UK.
(213449)
20
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to Question 211904 on the Gov.uk Verify Programme, whether assisted digital is available for that programme.
(213269)
21
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to Question 211904 on the Gov.uk Verify Programme, whether users are able to choose whether to participate in the beta trial; and whether performance data on the beta trial is being collected.
(213270)
22
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died as a result of skin cancer since January 2011.
(213625)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
23
N
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of human trafficking were uncovered by HM Revenue and Customs as part of its minimum wage enforcement activity in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date.
(213233)
24
Alistair Burt
(North East Bedfordshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase compensation payments to Equitable Life policyholders.
(213511)
25
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on investigating the performance of the Co-operative Bank in 2013 under powers in the Financial Services Act 2012.
(213426)
26
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of a reduction in growth in the Eurozone on economic performance in (a) each region of the UK and (b) the UK as a whole.
(213461)
27
Richard Graham
(Gloucester):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority (a) on the clarity of and (b) improving competition in the mortgage market.
(213568)
28
Richard Graham
(Gloucester):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received about the clarity of fees and charges and ease of comparison in the mortgage market.
(213569)
29
Richard Graham
(Gloucester):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the mortgage industry and consumer groups about making price comparison easier for consumers.
(213585)
30
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of increasing regulated rail fares by RPI in 2015.
(213271)
31
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect changes to fuel duty have had on the price of petrol in the last five years.
(213242)
32
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what payments the Government has made to (a) Capgemini and (b) Fujitsu for work decommissioning tax credits.
(213642)
33
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprentices were removed from their apprenticeship programme to cover tax credit renewal work in the last two weeks of July 2014; and where such apprentices were based.
(213643)
34
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff by grade and pay band were moved to the tax credit renewal work by HM Revenue and Customs business area in the last two weeks of July 2014.
(213644)
35
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data on UK taxpayers is held by Fujitsu; and where the relevant data centre is.
(213645)
36
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the extra cost to HM Revenue and Customs arising from the time taken to implement universal credit.
(213646)
37
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the integration costs likely to be incurred when passing HM Revenue and Customs Aspire Contract Work to potential new suppliers.
(213647)
38
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the replacement for the HM Revenue and Customs contract will involve provision and a costing for support for tax credits.
(213648)
39
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Managing and replacing the Aspire contract, HC 444, published on 22 July 2014, if he will estimate the savings to the public purse that he expects to accrue from the improvement in HM Revenue and Customs IT service availability identified in that report.
(213650)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
40
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities in the West Midlands on the devolution of his Department's powers to that urban area; and if he will make a statement.
(213542)
41
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to ensure that residents can veto proposals to extract minerals in their localities.
(213555)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
42
Alistair Burt
(North East Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of contracts to deliver rollout of superfast broadband have been granted to BT since 2010.
(213512)
43
Alistair Burt
(North East Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding for broadband his Department has provided to (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council in each of the last three years.
(213514)
44
Alistair Burt
(North East Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of properties in North East Bedfordshire receive (a) broadband at speeds below 2MBPS and (b) superfast broadband; and what changes there have been in these proportions.
(213515)
45
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of progress in increasing mobile signal coverage to all areas.
(213640)
46
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to answer Questions 205354, 205306 and 205290 tabled on 11 July 2014 for answer on 15 July 2014.
(213450)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
47
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent of damage done to the wrecks of HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales; what steps can be taken better to prevent the desecration of these designated war graves; and if he will make a statement.
(212659)
48
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the role of training Libyan soldiers in the UK as part of the UK strategy to help Libya improve its long-term security and defence capacity.
(213262)
49
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to assess the effectiveness of the training programme in place for Libyan soldiers in the UK.
(213263)
50
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons it was decided that the UK should train Libyan soldiers in the UK rather than Libya.
(213264)
51
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons UK-based training for Libyan soldiers has been cancelled for all participants.
(213363)
52
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department had with the Libyan government on criteria employed to select which Libyan soldiers took part in training at Basingbourne barracks in Cambridgeshire.
(213588)
53
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Libyan soldiers recently in training at Basingbourne barracks, Cambridgeshire were (a) asked by the Government to leave the training programme; and how soon after being asked to leave that programme those soldiers returned to Libya.
(213589)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
54
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will issue guidance on the age threshold at which and for what period leaving one or more children alone or in charge of another child at home is an advisory issue, a child protection issue or a criminal offence.
(213460)
55
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage the study of music in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if she will make a statement.
(213521)
56
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary schools have at least one trained music teacher; and if she will make a statement.
(213544)
57
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of trained music teachers in England; and if she will make a statement.
(213546)
58
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools have at least one trained music teacher; and if she will make a statement.
(213547)
59
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the 2014 EU procurement directives on how local authorities procure special school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
(213532)
60
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of EU procurement regulations on the ability of parents to express a preference for an independent or non-maintained special school under clause 43 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
(213557)
61
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure that academy schools can respond to competitive tenders from local authorities seeking to place children and young people in schools for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
(213558)
62
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish her Department's assessment of the adequacy of procurement and commissioning expertise within academy schools and special academies to meet the criteria of the 2014 EU procurement directives from April 2015.
(213559)
63
Ian Mearns
(Gateshead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2014 to the hon. Member for Huddersfield to Question 211964, what derogations from the Admissions Code have been allowed in 54 free schools and three academies; and what the demonstrable evidence is that such derogations benefit local children.
(213496)
64
N
Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many incidents of sexting among pupils have occurred in schools in England and Wales in each of the last five years; and what guidance her Department issues to schools on this matter.
(213267)
65
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the CBI on careers provision in English schools; and if she will make a statement.
(213260)
66
Jon Trickett
(Hemsworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support behavioural optometry services.
(213570)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
67
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons Northern Ireland has been excluded from the Warm Home Discount Scheme; and if he will amend this Scheme to extend its remit to Northern Ireland.
(213452)
68
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department has taken to respond to concerns raised by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) at the NGO stakeholder forum meetings on new build nuclear reactors and nuclear waste management in (a) February and (b) June 2014.
(213494)
69
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department’s Nuclear Emergency Planning and Response Programme made of the Ministry of Defence nuclear accident exercise Senator 2011; and what the recommendations and conclusions arising from that assessment are.
(213649)
70
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution of 23 October 2014, by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Official Report, column 333WH, what recent progress has been made by the cross-government climate change communications group; what work that group will carry out over the next six months; who the participants in that group are; and if he will make a statement.
(213457)
71
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which Ministers in (a) his Department and (b) other Government departments have lead responsibility for communicating the facts about climate change and its effects on the UK; how much the Government has allocated to communications in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
(213458)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
72
N
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on park home owners being able to be individually metered for water use.
(213265)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
73
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department have raised the cases of Farshid Fathi, Behnam Irani, Shahin Lahouti and other Christians imprisoned for their faith in Iran when in conversations with representatives of the Iranian government.
(213478)
74
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the Iranian government to fulfil its obligations to uphold religious freedoms under Article 18 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
(213479)
75
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the African Union on the situation in Burkina Faso following the military coup in that country.
(213425)
76
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart about the deadline of Monday 10 November for all civil society organisations to register under the Law on Associations (Law 84 of 2002).
(213550)
77
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what bilateral and multilateral steps his Department has taken to encourage the Egyptian authorities to withdraw the 10 November deadline for all civil society organisations to register under the Law on Associations (Law 84 of 2002) and to retract the draft Law on Associations presented by Egypt's Ministry of Social Solidarity on 26 June 2014.
(213551)
78
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy of the needs identified by Open Doors in its report on freedom of religion and the persecution of Christians published in March 2014.
(213504)
79
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his NATO counterparts, (b) the government of Azerbaijan and (c) the government of Armenia on relations between those two countries relating to the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
(213506)
80
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of fighting between government factions and Islamist rebels on populated residential areas of Benghazi, Libya.
(213507)
81
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government has provided to the authorities in China since the earthquake in Yunnan province.
(213508)
82
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of persecution of Christians in (a) the Middle East and (b) North Africa.
(213638)
83
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in ending sexual violence in conflict since the Global Summit in June 2014.
(213639)
84
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Iran.
(213443)
85
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in North Korea.
(213444)
86
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made on implementing the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict; and what steps he is taking to help other governments prevent and prosecute those responsible for sexual violence in conflict.
(213565)
87
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Israeli government condemning its (a) closure of the al-Aqsa mosque and other parts of the al-Sharif site in Jerusalem and (b) plan to build 1,000 housing units in illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem.
(213535)
88
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is giving to Moldova to integrate further with the EU; and if he will make a statement.
(213497)
89
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.
(213522)
90
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve bilateral relations between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; and if he will make a statement.
(213523)
91
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist Kosovo join international institutions; and if he will make a statement.
(213524)
92
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent support he has given to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for that country's candidacy to join the EU; and if he will make a statement.
(213525)
93
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help resolve the dispute over the name of Macedonia; and if he will make a statement.
(213534)
94
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Ukrainian counterpart on the conflict in that country; and if he will make a statement.
(213541)
95
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encouarge the diplomatic recognition of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.
(213543)
96
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his Argentinian counterpart to discuss the Falkland Islands; and if he will make a statement.
(213607)
97
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on reform of the European Union.
(213608)
98
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of EU economic sanctions on the political situation in Russia.
(213609)
99
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Catalonia; and if he will make a statement.
(213612)
100
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Burkina Faso.
(213615)
101
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to assist the holding of democratic elections in Burkina Faso as quickly as possible.
(213616)
102
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of suicide bombings on the stability of Nigeria since the beginning of 2014.
(213617)
103
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the use of sexual violence in the conflict in Ukraine.
(213618)
104
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of international efforts to assist the Yazidi people; and if he will make a statement.
(213227)
105
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie
(Chichester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the United States requested permission to use the UK detention facility on Diego Garcia between 2001 and 2009.
(213232)
106
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie
(Chichester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 17 November 2008 to the hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton, Official Report, columns 191-2W, on Diego Garcia: detainees, how many people were detained in the prison on Diego Garcia in each year from January 2002 to January 2009; and for what reasons and for how long each such person was detained.
(213302)
107
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie
(Chichester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 November 2008 to the hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton, Official Report, column 748W, on Diego Garcia: detainees, how many people were detained in the US detention facility on Diego Garcia before 2007; and for what reason.
(213303)
108
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie
(Chichester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 November 2008 to the hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton, Official Report, column 748W, on Diego Garcia: detainees, for how many years the US detention facility was open; and for what reasons the US detention facility was decommissioned.
(213304)
109
N
Mr Andrew Tyrie
(Chichester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 November 2008, Official Report, column 748W, on Diego Garcia: detainees, how often and for what purpose UK officials visited the US detention facility on Diego Garcia when it was operational.
(213440)
110
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in how many countries Teleperformance operates as a commercial partner to UK Visas and Immigration.
(213459)
111
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to reply to the letter of 2 October 2014 to the hon. Member for Walsall North on behalf of a constituent on the subject of Bahrain.
(213234)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
112
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of its funding (a) Public Health England and (b) Health Education England allocates to mental health.
(213142)
113
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of clinical commissioning groups have a perinatal mental health strategy.
(213431)
114
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish further details of the extension of the funding for the Time to Change programme up until March 2016 that he announced on 10 October 2014 at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
(213441)
115
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of clinical commissioning groups provide a perinatal mental health service.
(213445)
116
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Minister in his Department has responsibility for perinatal mental health.
(213453)
117
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to act upon the research by the National Institute for Health Research into idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
(213429)
118
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of lives saved and (b) cost savings that could be made through a reduction in prescribing errors.
(213307)
119
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has any plans to strengthen the training of (a) clinicians and (b) nurses to reduce prescribing errors.
(213430)
120
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to increase awareness among potential parents and pregnant mothers of the importance of a healthy lifestyle for the health of the unborn child.
(213501)
121
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department provides for research on (a) the potential links between vitamin D deficiency and dementia and (b) prevention of dementia.
(213503)
122
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of children's audiology services in England.
(213483)
123
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Answer of 28 November 2012 to Question 129969, how many recipients there have been of £25,000 Skipton Fund top-ups who had previously received a Skipton Fund stage two payment of £25,000.
(213610)
124
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when ongoing Skipton payments for Stage 2 HCV infectees were introduced in 2011, what efforts were made to contact all Skipton registrants who had previously received Stage 2 lump sums to inform them that new ongoing payments were available to them to apply for.
(213611)
125
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications to register with the Skipton Fund have been refused on the grounds that applicants have not been infected with chronic hepatitis C for longer that six months; and how many such decisions have been overturned on appeal since the inception of that Fund.
(213619)
126
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will bring forward proposals to remove the requirement that people infected with hepatitis C prior to September 1991 must prove that they have chronic hepatitis C for longer than six months in order to register with the Skipton Fund.
(213620)
127
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have applied to register with (a) the Skipton Fund and (b) MFET Limited since the inception of those bodies; and how many such applications have been (i) accepted and (ii) rejected.
(213621)
128
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2014 to Question 210955, what funding his Department has allocated to (a) the Macfarlane Trust, (b) the Caxton Foundation, (c) the Skipton Fund, (d) the Eileen Trust and (e) MFET Limited for 2014-15.
(213623)
129
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the implementation framework for hepatitis C improvement.
(213563)
130
N
Tessa Munt
(Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's consultation document Proposal for a sustainable Cancer Drug Fund, page 9, Points 24 and 25, what NHS England's overspend of the Cancer Drug Fund (CDF) was during its first year in charge of the CDF; whether the CDF was in budget each year prior to 1 April 2013; how much was taken from the radiotherapy budget to underwrite the overspend; from which disease area money was taken to underwrite the CDF overspend; and how much funding was taken in such a fashion to underwrite the overspend.
(213358)
131
N
Tessa Munt
(Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014 is solely for the purpose of assessing the needs of intracranial radiotherapy treatment in England.
(213359)
132
N
Tessa Munt
(Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014, what evidence NHS England has received that demonstrates that instances of both malignant and benign brain tumours are lower in England than in other devoloped countries; and for what reasons NHS England is supporting proposals which will prevent the NHS from adopting a programme to allow it to reach parity with other developed countries for the provision of stereotactic radiotherapy for brain tumours.
(213360)
133
N
Tessa Munt
(Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014, section 58, how NHS England is able accurately to protect the growth requirements for stereotactic radiosurgery if the data source it is using does not allow it to draw firm conclusions for the purposes of this Review.
(213361)
134
N
Tessa Munt
(Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review published in November 2014, section 96, if he will ensure that NHS England's proposals to use modified Linacs to supplement highly specialised stereotactic radiotherapy provision (a) comply with national recommendations that a minimum number of 25 patients is treated each year and (b) do not reduce patient access to the conventional radiotherapy the Linacs are designed to provide.
(213362)
135
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by NHS organisations on a (a) permanent and (b) fixed-term contract basis since May 2010.
(213272)
136
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will confirm how much his Department has spent on translation services since January 2011.
(213626)
137
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospitals in England have a linked fracture liaison service.
(213484)
138
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who in NHS England is responsible for the oversight and performance of operational delivery networks.
(213495)
139
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles are acted on by NHS trusts.
(213509)
140
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish guidance on hospital parking charges and the NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles.
(213510)
141
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of prescribing errors in hospitals.
(213533)
142
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescribing errors have occurred in (a) NHS acute trusts, (b) GP surgeries, (c) pharmacies and (d) nursing homes in England in each month since May 2010.
(213560)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
143
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK citizens were subject to a European arrest warrant in 2013-14.
(213665)
144
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to improve the effectiveness of detection, prosecution and sentencing of domestic violence offences.
(213564)
145
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the concerns over the lack of powers of the National Crime Agency (NCA) in Northern Ireland in paragraph 25 of the report on the UK by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; and if she will take steps to support making the NCA fully operational in Northern Ireland.
(213614)
146
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle online fraud.
(213498)
147
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish her recent correspondence with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the mobile phone network and the consultation on tackling partial not.spots in mobile phone coverage.
(213517)
148
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private flights landing in the UK her Department has (a) been notified of and (b) checked each year since 2010.
(213586)
149
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private flights landing in the UK of which her Department had been notified were (a) classified as high priority and (b) checked in each year since 2010.
(213587)
150
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted under section 35 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 in each year since 2010.
(213590)
151
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fines have been given to the agents or owners of private aircraft for having persons onboard with inadequate immigration documents in each year since 2010.
(213591)
152
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many general aviation pre-flight passenger notifications were not submitted in the timescales specified in the Commissioners' Directions in each month since they were introduced in 2013.
(213592)
153
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private flights landing in the UK have been checked against the semaphore system in each year since 2010.
(213593)
154
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted under Paragraph 12 of Schedule 7 the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year since 2010.
(213594)
155
N
Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of sexting, in cases where images of people under the age of 18 have been taken and or stored by other under the age of 18 have been reported to the police in each police authority area in each of the last five years; and how many such cases were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for a prosecution decision.
(213268)
156
N
Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department can take to remove illegal sexting images sent through mobile telephones and other electronic devices; and how many such images have been so removed in each of the last five years.
(213365)
157
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to take a decision on use of water cannon by the Metropolitan Police Service.
(213520)
158
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the numbers of illegal migrants arriving in the UK from Calais.
(213622)
159
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce cyber stalking.
(213624)
160
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on translation of non-European languages since January 2011.
(213627)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
161
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect on the UK's funding of civil society programmes and organisations in Egypt of the revision to Article 78 of the Egyptian Penal Code and restrictions on NGO's access to foreign funding; and what contingency plans she has put in place.
(213552)
162
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is giving to the Yazidi people; and if she will make a statement.
(213228)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
163
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders in youth custody have been placed in segregation units in each year since May 2010.
(213432)
164
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) average and (b) longest periods of time is that offenders in youth custody have been placed in segregation units in each year since May 2010.
(213433)
165
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of offenders in youth custody who are black, Asian and minority ethnic in each year since May 2010.
(213434)
166
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on allowing former offenders to visit youth custody environments.
(213435)
167
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons Wetherby Young Offenders Institution has been redesignated to a Secure College of Learning.
(213436)
168
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2014, to Question 212152, how many people convicted of possession of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 were (i) cautioned, (ii) given a custodial sentence, (iii) fined, (iv) given a community resolution and (v) given some other form of discharge in each of the last five years.
(213455)
169
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what average time was spent on remand in each year since 2010.
(213352)
170
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were held on remand in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 were subsequently convicted and immediately released.
(213353)
171
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offence each person held on remand in each year since 2010 was convicted of; and what average custodial sentence was handed down to such people.
(213354)
172
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been held on remand in each month since May 2010.
(213355)
173
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people held on remand in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 were subsequently (i) convicted and (ii) found not guilty.
(213356)
174
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of grave robbery in each year since January 2011.
(213613)
175
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to prevent drug use in prisons.
(213628)
176
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on (a) the provision of legal services and (b) small solicitors and legal firms.
(213437)
177
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on the effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on the Government's ability to tackle director misconduct.
(213438)
178
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the open letter sent to him from business organisations dated 15 October 2014 on their concerns about the effect of changes to insolvency litigation contained in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
(213439)
179
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the change in the number of people employed at magistrates' courts has been in each year since 2010.
(213482)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
180
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when she expects the political talks that she is chairing in Northern Ireland to conclude; and if she will make it her policy to place a paper on the conclusions of those talks in the Library.
(213427)
Questions to the Prime Minister
181
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the agenda for the Northern Future Forum in Helsinki on 6 to 7 November 2014, what matters in respect of Finnish and Swedish experience with underground geological disposal of radioactive waste he plans to raise at that meeting.
(213493)
Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
182
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which 10 local authorities had (a) the largest and (b) the smallest improvement between the Department for Work and Pensions confirmation live run and the local authority data matching live run of data transfer.
(213548)
183
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many and what proportion of people who were registered for a postal vote under the household electoral register did not have their postal vote transferred during the confirmation run of both the Department of Work and Pensions and the local authority data matching pilots; and what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to ensure that people retain their postal vote in the transition to individual electoral registration.
(213549)
184
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which 100 local authority wards achieved the largest increase in data matching between the Department for Work and Pensions confirmation live run and local authority data matching live run.
(213562)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
185
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of funding allocated by the Government for cycling infrastructure since 2012 has been designated for Cheshire East.
(213480)
186
Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will encourage the operators of the M6 toll, the Dartford-Thurrock river crossing, the Severn Bridge, and other electronic toll roads to use a common tag system.
(213518)
187
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Question 212594, what the cost has been of each (a) direct award and (b) franchise extension since September 2012.
(213446)
188
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Southern railway on the expansion of the Unizone rail scheme between Hastings and Brighton; and if he will make a statement.
(213545)
189
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department and agencies are taking to ensure alternative provision for people unable or unwilling to use digital services.
(213231)
190
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide funding for the Chickenhall link road in Eastleigh constituency.
(213556)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
191
N
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to ensure that consumers are protected from rogue pension schemes.
(213266)
192
Alistair Burt
(North East Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department provided to (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council for local welfare assistance schemes in 2014.
(213513)
193
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a Government financial recognition payment to all citizens who reach the age of 100 years.
(213428)
194
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have refused to take community work placements and have had benefits withdrawn as a result to date.
(213537)
195
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the consistency of the application process for personal independence payments with his Department's duties under the Equality Act 2010.
(213566)
196
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of child poverty is in (a) each constituency in London, (b) London, (c) England, (d) Scotland, (e) Wales and (f) Northern Ireland.
(213451)
197
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2014, Official Report, column 522, what the evidential basis is for his statement that there has been very little movement of more than about five miles from people's existing homes as a result of the benefit cap.
(213259)
198
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on making receipt of universal credit by claimants in work subject to conditions; and if he will make a statement.
(213261)
199
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) number and (b) proportion of people claiming employment and support allowance are classified as BME.
(213308)
200
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reports he has received of false benefit off-flow claims from jobcentres involving misuse of the Flexible Support Fund; and if he will make a statement.
(213357)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
201
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made on (a) sponsors for, (b) exhibitors and (c) construction of the UK Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015.
[Transferred]
(213636)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
202
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many crimes involving online fraud were recorded in each of the last five years.
[Transferred]
(213499)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
203
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the effectiveness of the Payment Services Directive in tackling online fraud.
[Transferred]
(213500)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
204
Alistair Burt
(North East Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding he expects to provide to (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council for local welfare assistance schemes in 2015-16.
[Transferred]
(213516)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
205
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to promote greater transparency and dissemination of information by broadband providers to customers on charges incurred when changing suppliers.
[Transferred]
(213519)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
206
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to implement Recommendation 1224 of the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (A/HRC/26/43).
[Transferred]
(213481)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
207
Steve Baker
(Wycombe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to clarify the law on abortion for the purpose of gender selection; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(213561)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
208
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to implement increases to agricultural tractor and trailer weights.
[Transferred]
(213553)
209
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues on the restrictions arising from agricultural tractor and trailer weight rules.
[Transferred]
(213554)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
210
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which charities, communities projects or businesses have withdrawn from the Community Work Placement scheme.
[Transferred]
(213536)
211
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are on community work placements.
[Transferred]
(213538)
212
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Bradford West constituency are on community work placements.
[Transferred]
(213539)
213
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what charities, community projects and businesses benefit from community work placements.
[Transferred]
(213540)