Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 11 November 2014
Notes:
*
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 Tuesday 11 November 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 11 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
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2014 to Question 208253, in what ways Hampshire Police has taken action and are taking the matter forward in respect of the letter from the hon. Member for Christchurch referred to in that Question.
(213821)
2
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Attorney General, how many buildings owned by the Law Officers' Departments have been sold in each year since 2010.
(213770)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
3
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance his Department offers to recipients of EU structural funds.
(213847)
4
N
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Question 212650, what resource he has made available to the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS) in each of the last three years; and what resources he is making available to the EAS in 2014-15.
(213790)
5
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the effect has been on public sector net debt of abolition of the cap on higher education student numbers announced in the Autumn Statement 2013.
(213836)
6
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new statutory regulations on business have been introduced since May 2010; and how many regulations on businesses have been repealed in that time.
(213792)
7
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the costs to insolvency practitioners of holding a physical creditor meeting in an insolvency procedure.
(213841)
8
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the saving to the public purse made by removing the provision for insolvency practitioners to call a physical creditor meeting.
(213842)
9
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of (a) secured and (b) unsecured creditors who attend creditor meetings during an insolvency procedure.
(213843)
10
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many buildings owned by his Department have been sold in each year since 2010.
(213769)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
11
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2014 to Question 211402, if he will place in the Library a copy of the conclusions of the 16-24 review.
(213767)
12
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many buildings owned by his Department have been sold in each year since 2010.
(213771)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
13
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to increase the resources allocated to HM Revenue and Customs to reduce tax avoidance by large multinational corporations.
(213846)
14
N
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Questions 212651 and 212652, how many cases of trafficking have been identified during targeted enforcement actions undertaken by HM Revenue and Customs.
(213795)
15
N
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Questions 212651 and 212652, how many instances of slavery and servitude have been identified in operations in which HM Revenue and Customs has collaborated.
(213796)
16
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how adjustments to the Scottish block grant will be calculated following implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
(213722)
17
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department and its agencies have made of the effect of the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control on his Department's Tackling Tobacco Smuggling strategy.
(213880)
18
N
Fiona O'Donnell
(East Lothian):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that developing countries who cannot sign up to the automatic exchange of tax information in its current form benefit from greater local transparency in taxation.
(213755)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
19
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the consequences on energy efficiency of housing of scrapping the Code for Sustainable Homes.
(213798)
20
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason the Government has only responded to part of the consultation launched on 23 March 2014 into planning performance and planning contraventions; and when it intends to respond to the remainder of that consultation.
(213793)
21
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many buildings owned by his Department have been sold in each year since 2010.
(213772)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
22
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014 to Question 200020, what reports he has received of political bias in the prioritisation of the broadband rollout programme in Wales; if he will hold discussions with the Welsh Government on this matter; and if he will ensure that all areas in Wales benefit equally from the broadband rollout programme.
(213845)
23
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value of individual land, buildings and monuments were which are DCMS non-operational heritage assets.
(213759)
24
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's Annual Reports and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2014, which buildings are included in the valuation of £70,341,000 on page 134 of that report.
(213768)
25
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish a list of all operational heritage assets referenced in paragraph 8.1.2 of his Department's 2013-14 Annual Report and Accounts, HC8.
(213799)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
26
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the training of Libyan troops in the UK: and when he expects that training to end.
(213851)
27
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on the retirement age of his Department's firefighters; and if he will make a statement.
(213852)
28
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress the surveillance mission in Syria has made; and if he will make a statement.
(213853)
29
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of the recent training operations for Libyan soldiers.
(213854)
30
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the future training of Libyan soldiers; and if he will make a statement.
(213855)
31
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many missions the RAF has flown in 2014 to date in Iraq.
(213856)
32
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of airstrikes in Iraq.
(213857)
33
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the basing plans for the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers are; and if he will make a statement.
(213858)
34
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) operational and (b) other costs are for (i) crew and (ii) aircraft on each of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
(213859)
35
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 Lightning II aircraft are intended to operate on each of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
(213860)
36
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many crew will be required to fully operate each of the two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
(213861)
37
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made with the F-35 Lightning II order; and if he will make a statement.
(213862)
38
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the Libyan service personnel who have received training in the UK since the start of this summer have completed the programme.
(213863)
39
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role of the Reserves is (a) in dealing with civil contingencies and (b) generally; and if he will make a statement.
(213864)
40
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) NATO and (b) non-NATO countries have used assets at Hebrides Range in the last 10 years.
(213719)
41
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what area of (a) sea and (b) land in square miles is covered by the defence radars on Uist.
(213720)
42
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for which periods officers in the armed forces have been trained on the operation and use of drone technology in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories in the last two years.
[R] (213867)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
43
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of additional teachers that will be needed in 2015-16.
(213690)
44
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of additional teachers that will be needed in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19, (e) 2019-20 and (f) 2020-21 in (i) mathematics, (ii) physics and (iii) computer science.
(213691)
45
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many headteachers retired in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.
(213692)
46
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many entrants to teaching in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14 were (i) newly qualified entrants, (ii) new to the publicly-funded sector and (iii) returning to the publicly-funded sector.
(213693)
47
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many entrants there were to (a) full-time and (b) part-time teaching in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
(213694)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
48
Mr Peter Lilley
(Hitchin and Harpenden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the availability of generators to back up fluctuations in wind and solar supply to ensure security of electricity supply.
(213837)
49
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will introduce incentives for the UK energy market to create the conditions to enable sub-sea cables to be laid to Scotland's islands for renewables.
(213726)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
50
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department work for the India Diaspora Champion.
(213721)
51
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the occupancy rates were of the Foreign Office in the King Charles Street building in (a) 2005, (b) 2010 and (c) 2014.
(213758)
52
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the High Commission in India (a) has provided and (b) plans to provide to Billy Irving.
(213727)
53
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Burmese counterpart on the release of Mr Brang Yung and Mr Lahpai Gam; and what steps he is taking to ensure that all political prisoners in Burma are released unconditionally.
(213773)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
54
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when a module on perinatal mental health will be included in all new midwives' training.
(213822)
55
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government plans to start collecting data on the number of women admitted to perinatal inpatient mother and baby units.
(213823)
56
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 49 of the minutes of the meeting of 4 June 2014 of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), when his Department indicated to the JCVI that it would like the JCVI to confirm or revise its conclusions regarding the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine of choice for the UK; how his Department indicated its wish to the JCVI; whether he is satisfied that the JCVI has complied with his Department's request; and if he will make a statement.
(213728)
57
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 54 of the minutes of the meeting of 4 June 2014 of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, over what period of time Public Health England intends to revise the cost effectiveness model of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine to include the latest epidemiological data on pneumococcal disease in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(213785)
58
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on measures to alter the genes of babies; and if he will make a statement.
(213791)
59
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what timescale his Department has set for rolling out the meningococcal group B vaccine Bexsero to all babies as part of the national immunisation programme.
(213865)
60
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will commission a carriage study into whether the meningococcal group B vaccine Bexsero should be extended and administered to adolescents and students.
(213866)
61
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications to register with (a) the Skipton Fund Ltd and (b) MEFT Ltd have been refused on the grounds of incomplete hospital records since the inception of each such companies.
(213788)
62
Robert Neill
(Bromley and Chislehurst):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress organisations which have participated in the Sign up to Safety campaign have made on fulfilling the pledges in that campaign; and if he will make a statement.
(213870)
63
Robert Neill
(Bromley and Chislehurst):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to promote the Sign up to Safety campaign; and if he will make a statement.
(213871)
64
Robert Neill
(Bromley and Chislehurst):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Sign up to Safety campaign is on course to achieve its three-year objective to (a) reduce avoidable harm by 50 per cent and (b) save 6,000 lives.
(213872)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
65
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the people named in the European Magnitsky Recommendation were granted UK visas in each of the last three years.
(213729)
66
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the people named on the US Magnitsky list were granted UK visas in each of the last three years.
(213730)
67
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 7 July 2010 to Question 5608, on how many occasions visa bans have been used to prevent people from each country of origin considered to be involved in corruption from travelling to the UK in the period since that Answer was given.
(213826)
68
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Japanese citizens with indefinite leave to remain are experiencing difficulty in obtaining returning residents visas.
(213848)
69
N
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2014 to Question 212649, how many cases of exploitation have been identified by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority in sectors that they do not regulate in each year since 2010.
(213786)
70
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether image data held by the Childbase database was transferred to the National Image Hashing Database; and whether international images of online child abuse identified by (a) the Internet Watch Foundation and (b) Interpol are placed on the National Image Hashing Database.
(213787)
71
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which body set up the National Image Hashing Database; which agency hosts that Database; and who is responsible for meeting its costs.
(213789)
72
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were extradited from the US to the UK in (a) each year between 2004 and 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and how many such people were US nationals.
(213731)
73
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were extradited from the UK to the US in (a) each year between 2004 and 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and how many such people were UK citizens.
(213732)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
74
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support the strengthening of health systems in West Africa to better cope with epidemics in the future.
(213879)
75
N
Fiona O'Donnell
(East Lothian):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on poorer countries' ability to benefit from greater transparency in taxation.
(213756)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
76
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been transferred from prisons in Scotland to prisons in England in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
(213868)
77
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been transferred from prisons in England to prisons in Scotland in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
(213869)
78
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which mutual organisations have withdrawn bids for Transforming Rehabilitation contracts; and when his Department was notified in each case.
(213753)
79
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisations in each community rehabilitation company area bid for Transforming Rehabilitation programme contracts but were unsuccessful in becoming preferred bidders.
(213754)
80
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department provided to which Community Rehabilitation Companies to support the development of mutual bids for Transforming Rehabilitation.
(213800)
81
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average age of those held on remand was in each year since 2010.
(213801)
82
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of self-harming there were among people held on remand in each year since 2010.
(213802)
83
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parents have been refused legal aid in cases of forced adoption in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East.
(213757)
84
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parents involved in family court cases relating to children had no legal representation in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East.
(213760)
85
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reform UK human rights law.
(906007)
86
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which of his policies or measures have been deemed unlawful by the High Courts in the last four years.
(213688)
87
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what financial penalties ALS/Capita has paid in each month of (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 for missing agreed service delivery standards since taking over the contract for the delivery of language services to his Department.
(213689)
88
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release of 23 October 2014 from the Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties entitled More support for separating couples and parents, how much new money will be made available to each court.
(213724)
89
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 12 March 2014, Official Report, columns 27-8WS, on G4S and Serco (contracts update), what proportion of the penalties on (a) G4S and (b) Serco imposed have been enforced in each year; and how much is outstanding.
(213725)
Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
90
N
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 votes were cast by post in the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner by-election; and if he will make a statement.
(213824)
91
N
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission has taken to ensure that electoral registration officers recognise their legal obligation to conduct door-to-door canvassing for the purpose of electoral registration; and what steps have been taken to assess levels of awareness of that duty amongst those officers.
(213825)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
92
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long the roadworks on the M1 approach to and after the Watford Gap will be in effect.
(213873)
93
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the roadworks on the M1 approach to and after the Watford Gap (a) started and (b) are expected to finish.
(213874)
94
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will investigate the reasons why nobody was working on the roadworks on the M1 approach to and after the Watford Gap on 7 November 2014 at and around noon.
(213875)
95
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost is of the roadworks on the M1 approach to and after the Watford Gap.
(213876)
96
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contractors are carrying out roadworks on the M1 approach to and after the Watford Gap.
(213877)
97
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for the time taken to complete the roadworks on the M1 approach to and after the Watford Gap.
(213878)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
98
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he issues on the use of the DS1500 to support people at the end of life to die in their preferred place of care.
(213797)
99
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014 to Question 203665, when he plans to publish a report on the initial findings of the series of behaviour change trials carried out by his Department to test different interventions that tackle barriers that prevent parents making regular child maintenance payments.
(213702)
100
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014 to Question 203664, when he plans to start the public consultation on the implementation of section 40 of the Welfare Reform Act 2008.
(213703)
101
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have (a) been referred to and (b) participated in the community work placement scheme to date.
(213749)
102
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many specialist disability organisations were participating as sub-contractors in the Work Programme (a) when Work Programme contracts were first issued, (b) when the first stocktake was taken and (c) according to the most recent stocktake.
(213750)
103
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) were referred by jobcentres to, and (b) have participated in, his Department's work experience scheme in each year since 2011.
(213751)
104
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, column 18WS, on universal credit, when the last claim for legacy benefits or tax credits will be accepted.
(213752)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
105
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the crime rates for Birmingham East police area for (a) drug-related crime, (b) robbery, (c) burglary, (d) anti-social behaviour and (e) gang-related crime were in each year from 2009-10.
[Transferred]
(213839)
106
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the overall crime rate was for Birmingham East police area in each year from 2009-10.
[Transferred]
(213840)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
107
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a comparative assessment of the human rights protections afforded to British citizens visiting countries that (a) are and (b) are not parties to the European Convention on Human Rights.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]
(906006)
108
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take prior to the General Election to encourage British Missions to promote an uptake in electoral registration among British citizens currently overseas who were resident in the UK at some time within the last 15 years.
[Transferred]
(213794)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
109
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the ability of solicitors to provide crime duty cover in sparsely populated areas.
[Question Unstarred]
(905983)