You are here: Parliament home page > Parliamentary business > Publications and records > House of Commons Business papers > Question Book > Question Book - Part 1

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 9 December 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 9 December 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on

Tuesday 9 December 2014

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paper of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.

For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.

Tuesday 9 December  
Questions to the Attorney General
1  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, how many members of the Law Officers' Departments' executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217347)
2  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, how many members of the Law Officers' Departments' executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217368)
3  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, how many members of the Law Officers' Departments' executive board are disabled.
      (217389)
4  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of (a) the Law Officers' Departments' staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by the Law Officers' Departments are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217410)
5  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of (a) the Law Officers' Departments' staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by the Law Officers' Departments who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217430)
6  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of (a) the Law Officers' Departments' staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by the Law Officers' Departments who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217452)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
7 N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to Annex 1 of his Department's grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England for 2014-15, whether he plans to amend funding priorities for social mobility in higher education for 2015-16.
      (217152)
8  
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small and medium-sized enterprises have been started in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Barnsley local authority area, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) the UK in each of the last five years; and what proportion of such businesses is still trading.
      (217500)
9  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of apprenticeship starters in England were from each ethnic group.
      (217338)
10  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of apprenticeship completers in England were from each ethnic group.
      (217339)
11  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase participation in apprenticeships by young people from ethnic minority backgrounds.
      (217340)
12  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to increase representation of people from ethnic minority backgrounds on the boards of FTSE 250 companies.
      (217341)
13  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of those engaged with agencies using the Swedish derogation who are (a) men and (b) women.
      (217342)
14  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of those engaged with agencies using the Swedish derogation who are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority background.
      (217343)
15  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217346)
16  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217367)
17  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217388)
18  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217409)
19  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217431)
20  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217451)
21 N
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what equality impact assessment in relation to gender his Department carried out on the proposal to limit the new postgraduate student loan finance to students under 30.
      (217197)
22 N
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of part-time UK postgraduate students of each gender were (a) under 30, (b) between 30 and 40 and (c) over 40 years of age on entry in each of the last three years.
      (217198)
23 N
Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to improve productivity.
      (217275)
24 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) white and (b) Black and minority ethnic applicants started, (i) apprenticeships and (ii) traineeships in the last three years; and what proportion of each such group completed them.
      (217257)
25  
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will request the Competition and Markets Authority to initiate an inquiry into the effect of online retailers on the book publishing market.
      (217316)
26  
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of digitisation and online platforms on the contribution to the UK economy of the book industry.
      (217318)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
27  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217348)
28  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217369)
29  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217390)
30  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217411)
31  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217432)
32  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217453)
33  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have received the British Empire Medal since 2012; and if he will make a statement.
      (217579)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
34  
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current levels of investment in London's infrastructure; and if he will make a statement.
      (217488)
35 N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that HM Revenue and Customs includes information on joining the Anthony Nolan bone marrow donor register in every letter sent to young people to inform them of their national insurance number.
      (217168)
36  
Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the recent fall in global oil prices on the UK economy.
      (217578)
37  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217364)
38  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217385)
39  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217406)
40  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217427)
41  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217448)
42  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217469)
43  
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties sold in (a) Brighton, Kemptown constituency, (b) Brighton and Hove and (c) East Sussex County Council area attracted stamp duty land tax in the last five years for which figures are available.
      (217317)
44 N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of unauthorised overdraft fees charged by banks in the UK.
      (216762)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
45  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 7.42 of the National Infrastructure Plan published in December 2013, what the outcome was of the Government's plan to consult on measures to improve local plan-making, including a statutory requirement to put a local plan in place.
      (217515)
46  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount of office space, in square metres, converted to residential property since the introduction of the B1(a) to C3 permitted development right in section J.1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013.
      (217516)
47  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what evidence his Department has sought on the effect on local businesses of the implementation of the B1(a) to C3 permitted development right in section J.1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013.
      (217517)
48  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many eviction notices have been served to businesses occupying premises classed as B1(a) since the introduction of the B1(a) to C3 permitted development right in section J.1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013.
      (217518)
49  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the change in business rate revenue to local authorities as a result of the implementation of the B1(a) to C3 permitted development right in section J.1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013.
      (217519)
50  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of units of affordable housing of the implementation of the B1(a) to C3 permitted development right in section J.1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013.
      (217520)
51  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the B1(a) to C3 permitted development right in section J.1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013.
      (217521)
52  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the proposal in the Government's Technical Consultation on Planning to grant permitted development rights to allow change of use from some sui generis uses to residential without the need for planning permission, what amount he has made of the potential effect of that proposal on affordable housing numbers.
      (217525)
53  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's publication, Technical consultation on planning, published in July 2014, what representations his Department has received in support of the proposal in that publication to extend the B1(a) to C3 permitted development right in section J.1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2011 on a permanent basis.
      (217526)
54 N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of how local authorities have spent funding allocated for Local Welfare Assistance; and what assessment will be used to inform the decision on funding for Local Welfare Provision in 2015-16.
      (217103)
55 N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future of funding for Local Welfare Assistance schemes.
      (217104)
56  
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much is owed in council tax arrears in (a) Barnsley local authority area, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK.
      (217508)
57  
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new housing starts there were in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Barnsley local authority area, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) the UK in each of the last four years.
      (217527)
58  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many meetings he, his Ministers or officials have had with individuals and organisations representing Gypsies, Roma or Travellers since May 2010.
      (217297)
59  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to develop inclusive practices and community cohesion guidance with respect to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
      (217298)
60  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of people on the waiting list for social housing at the latest date for which figures are available were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic group.
      (217299)
61  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of people in private rented accommodation are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic group.
      (217300)
62  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many permanent Traveller sites have been created since May 2010.
      (217301)
63  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the sufficiency of Traveller sites in England.
      (217302)
64  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217349)
65  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217370)
66  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217391)
67  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217412)
68  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217433)
69  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217454)
70 N
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average (a) rent and (b) proportion of market rent is of the homes built or converted as part of the affordable rent model.
      (217193)
71 N
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been completed as a result of the private renting component of the Housing Bond Guarantee Scheme.
      (217194)
72 N
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been converted to the Government's affordable rent model since it was introduced.
      (217195)
73 N
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many bids for funding the Government has received for the private renting component of the Housing Bond Guarantee Scheme.
      (217196)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
74 N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which non-executive directors in his Department have been involved in discussions on policy relating to the secondary ticketing market; and if he will make a statement.
      (217201)
75 N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department takes to avoid conflicts of interest among its non-executive directors; and if he will make a statement.
      (217202)
76 N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what sport governing bodies he has met to discuss the secondary ticketing market; and if he will make a statement.
      (217203)
77 N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department's non-executive directors met ministers or officials in his Department in the last two years; what the agenda of each meeting was; and if he will make a statement.
      (217271)
78 N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills about the secondary ticketing market; and if he will make a statement.
      (217272)
79  
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2014 to Question 211606, whether he has met the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills or UKRep to discuss progress on extending the Horseracing Betting Levy to online companies; and if he will make a statement.
      (217314)
80  
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times since 1 October 2011 Ministers or officials in his Department met (a) the FA, (b) the Premier League, (c) the Football League, (d) Supporters Direct and (e) the Football Supporters Federation to discuss setting up the expert working group on forging stronger links between football supporters and professional football clubs; and if he will make a statement.
      (217326)
81  
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to invite representatives of the Football Supporters Federation and Supporters Direct to attend every meeting of his Department's expert working group on forging stronger links between football supporters and professional football clubs; and if he will make a statement.
      (217327)
82  
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department's expert working group on forging stronger links between football supporters and professional football clubs has (a) finalised its terms of reference and (b) set a date by which it will conclude its work; and if he will make a statement.
      (217328)
83  
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answers of 27 October 2014 to Questions 211478, 211477, 211479 and 211480, if he will publish the terms of reference of the expert working group on forging stronger links between football supporters and professional football clubs as soon as they are finalised; and if he will make a statement.
      (217329)
84  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217350)
85  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217371)
86  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217392)
87  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217413)
88  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217434)
89  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217455)
90  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the amount of time it would take to implement a successful system of national roaming.
      (217505)
91  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the potential financial costs for consumers of a system of national roaming; and what discussions he has had with mobile telephone operators about the effect of those costs on consumer bills.
      (217506)
92  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the effect on mobile telephone battery life of a system of national roaming.
      (217533)
93  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to respond to the Law Commission's recommendations on a revised Electronic Communications Code (Law Commission Report No. 336), published on 28 February 2013.
      (217550)
94  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which other countries have introduced a system of domestic national roaming; and whether any analysis has been made of the effect such a system has had on consumer bills, investment and network coverage in each such country.
      (217551)
95  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulatory changes, other than national roaming, that could speed up the delivery of improved mobile telephone coverage.
      (217552)
96  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect a system of national roaming would have on the frequency of dropped mobile telephone calls.
      (217553)
97  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on private investment in UK digital infrastructure of the introduction of a system of national roaming.
      (217554)
98  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what extra mobile telephone network and signalling infrastructure will be needed to deliver the Government's proposed system of national roaming; and how that infrastructure will be funded.
      (217555)
99  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what analysis he has made of the possibility of network outage contagion under a system of mobile national roaming.
      (217556)
100  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the recent consultation on Tackling Partial Not-Spots in Mobile Telephone Coverage.
      (217557)
101  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of (a) the type and quantity of data to be shared under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and (b) the additional costs that such data-sharing would incur should a system of national roaming be implemented.
      (217558)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
102  
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) regular and (b) reserve personnel made up Defence Medical Services in each of the last five years; what targets have been set for the recruitment of each type of personnel; and if he will make a statement.
      (217321)
103  
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the shortfall is in respect of each speciality of (a) regular and (b) reservist medical personnel; and if he will make a statement.
      (217325)
104  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports his Department's Nuclear Accident and Response Organisation has produced on accidents involving the (a) road transport, (b) air transport and (c) sea shipment of nuclear weapons within, into and from the UK in the last 30 years; and if he will publish those reports on his Department's website.
      (217319)
105  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217351)
106  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217372)
107  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217393)
108  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217414)
109  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217435)
110  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217456)
111 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people left the Armed Forces in each month from September 2013 to July 2014.
      (217200)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
112 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that the resources on the Primary Language Training Zone website continue to be available following the decision to close the site.
      (217165)
113 N
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will respond to the National Union of Teachers' eight-step action programme to tackle excessive teacher workloads.
      (217166)
114  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to increase the attainment of children and young people who identify as (a) Gypsy, Roma or Travellers and (b) being from other ethnic minority backgrounds.
      (217306)
115  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to reduce the exclusion rate of children and young people who identify as (a) Gypsy, Roma or Travellers and (b) being from other ethnic minority backgrounds.
      (217307)
116  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of those teaching in state-funded schools at the latest date for which such figures are available were identified as (a) white British and (b) any other ethnic group.
      (217309)
117  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of those in leadership positions in state-funded schools at the latest date for which such figures are available were identified as (a) white British and (b) any other ethnic group.
      (217310)
118  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of those in support roles in state-funded schools at the latest date for which such figures are available were identified as (a) white British and (b) any other ethnic group.
      (217311)
119  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to increase representation of ethnic minorities in the schools workforce.
      (217312)
120  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to increase representation of ethnic minorities in the early years workforce.
      (217313)
121  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217352)
122  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217373)
123  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of her Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217394)
124  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217415)
125  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217436)
126  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217457)
127 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2014 to Question 216369, how many new school projects are currently being considered as alternative options for the East Ham Police Station site.
      (217259)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
128  
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people have (a) applied and (b) received a grant from the Warm Home Discount scheme in (i) Barnsley East, (ii) South Yorkshire and (iii) the UK.
      (217490)
129  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2014 to Question 207749, if he will estimate (a) how many households will be lifted from fuel poverty under the Energy Company Obligation between 2013 and 2015 and (b) the (i) aggregate fuel poverty gap and (ii) average individual fuel poverty gap under the Energy Company Obligation between 2013 and 2015.
      (217559)
130  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217353)
131  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217374)
132  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217395)
133  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217416)
134  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217437)
135  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217458)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
136 N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects a timescale for the peer review of the study on the scientific evidence for cage-based breeding for pheasants and partridges to be concluded.
      (217167)
137  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217354)
138  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217375)
139  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of her Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217396)
140  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217417)
141  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217438)
142  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217459)
143  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the implications for her Department's policies of the findings of the recent European Union Food and Veterinary Office report on India, audit number 2014-2705.
      (217501)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
144 N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost to date has been of the Draft Feasibility Study for the Resettlement of the British Indian Ocean Territory Report; and what the expected final cost of that study is.
      (217094)
145  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217355)
146  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217376)
147  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217397)
148  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217418)
149  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217439)
150  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217460)
151 N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department has made on implementation of the recommendations of the third Pitcairn Child Safety Review.
      (217277)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
152 N
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the availability of sativex through the NHS with the classification of cannabis as a Schedule One substance.
      (217173)
153 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the separation of commissioning of mental health and addiction services has led to an increase in use of crisis services among the co-morbid population.
      (217264)
154 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of mental health service users also have co-morbid alcohol and drug dependence.
      (217265)
155 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of women patients were diagnosed with HIV in each of the last four years.
      (217266)
156 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the transmission of the HIV virus to women.
      (217267)
157 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with (a) musculoskeletal disorders and (b) other long-term conditions are supported by (i) the NHS and (ii) their employers to remain in employment.
      (217268)
158 N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department and NHS England are taking to ensure that local autism diagnostic pathways are improving outcomes for adults with autism locally.
      (217269)
159 N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure professional awareness of diagnostic pathways will be prioritised among (a) health bodies and (b) local authorities in the statutory guidance on implementing the adult autism strategy.
      (217270)
160  
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to use the Care Act 2014 to promote the provision of low-level support to people with autism.
      (217308)
161  
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK have received an influenza vaccination in each of the last four years.
      (217489)
162  
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting times were for (a) heart and (b) cancer operations in (i) Barnsley East constituency, (ii) Barnsley local authority area, (iii) South Yorkshire and (iv) England.
      (217549)
163 N
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of radiotherapy for cancer patients in Letchworth Garden City.
      (217231)
164 N
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to provide satellite radiotherapy centres for patients who live in places which are inaccessible for existing radiotherapy centres; and if he will make a statement.
      (217232)
165 N
Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the journey time by car from Letchworth Garden City to Mount Vernon Hospital in Hillingdon.
      (217233)
166  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217357)
167  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217378)
168  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217399)
169  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217420)
170  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of (a) him Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217441)
171  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217462)
172 N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will provide additional financial support to carers.
      (217261)
173 N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide financial incentives to GP surgeries to identify and refer carers to local councils for support.
      (217262)
174  
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215440, if he will direct his officials to undertake research to obtain the information requested in that Question; and if he will make it his policy to collect that information centrally.
      (217529)
175  
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists are operating under (a) general dental services contracts and (b) personal dental services agreements in (i) Suffolk, (ii) Bedfordshire, (iii) Cambridgeshire, (iv) Essex, (v) Hertfordshire, (vi) Norfolk and (vii) England.
      (217323)
176  
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust and (b) Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust spent on salaries and wages for (i) general and senior managers, (ii) nurses and midwives and (iii) administrative and clerical staff in each year since 2009-10.
      (217324)
177  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidance for multiple pregnancies; and if he will make a statement.
      (217331)
178  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average cost to the NHS of caring for a multiple pregnancy from conception through to the discharge home of mother and babies; and what the average tariff received by a trust for care in a multiple pregnancy was in the last 12 months.
      (217334)
179  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patient safety cases involving a multiple pregnancy were reported to the (a) National Patient Safety Agency and (b) NHS Commissioning Board Special Health Authority in each of the last 10 years.
      (217335)
180  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of cases and (b) total cost of settling the claims dealt with by the NHS Litigation Authority involving the still birth, neonatal death or disability of a baby or the disability of the mother or maternal death as a result of a multiple pregnancy in each of the last 10 years.
      (217336)
181  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of multiple pregnancies result in one or more babies developing (a) cerebral palsy and (b) another long-term disability.
      (217337)
182 N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs have retired at the age of 65 in each year since 2010.
      (216909)
183 N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his contribution of 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 61, on NHS (Five Year Forward View), how many full-time equivalent GPs were in post on 1 April 2014; and how many he plans will be in post on 1 April (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) 2019.
      (216910)
184 N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his contribution of 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 61, on NHS (Five Year Forward View), what the cost is of funding the 20,000 posts; and from what budgets they will be funded.
      (216911)
185 N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his contribution of 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 61, on NHS (Five Year Forward View), what the 20,000 additional posts are.
      (216912)
186 N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of graduating medical students opted for general practice in each year since 2010.
      (217134)
187  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce stricter measures to prohibit the advertisement to children in supermarkets of drink products with sugar content over the maximum adult daily intake recommended by the World Health Organisation.
      (217487)
188  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality and accessibility of information available on diabetes in GPs' surgeries and pharmacies.
      (217511)
189  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the reported links between diabetes and dementia among at-risk demographics.
      (217512)
190  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve diabetes education for (a) students and (b) young people.
      (217513)
191  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of BMI tests used to test obesity in children.
      (217528)
192  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of funding allocated to improving GPs' surgeries in the Autumn Statement will be allocated to improvements in diabetes care.
      (217563)
193  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the funding allocated to GPs' surgeries in the Autumn Statement will be allocated to prevention programmes to tackle (a) obesity and (b) diabetes.
      (217564)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
194  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to increase the representation of ethnic minorities in leadership roles within law enforcement agencies.
      (217292)
195  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to (a) provide support for the recruitment of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller police officers and (b) in other ways improve relations between the police and the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
      (217293)
196  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to increase the representation of ethnic minorities in front-line law enforcement roles.
      (217296)
197  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217358)
198  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217379)
199  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of her Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217400)
200  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217421)
201  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217442)
202  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217463)
203 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people her Department employs in human resources; how many of these are paid more than (a) £40,000, (b) £50,000, (c) £75,000 and (d) £100,000; how much was spent on outside human resources or recruitment consultants last year; and what her Department's total spend on human resources was last year.
      (217151)
204 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the contribution of 1 December 2014 by the Minister for Crime Prevention in the First Delegated Legislation Committee, how much her Department spent on public awareness campaigns on legal highs aimed at (a) UK festivals, (b) fresher's week and (c) school holidays in the last year; and what estimate she has made of the number of people reached in each period.
      (217163)
205 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the contribution of 1 December 2014 by the Minister for Crime Prevention in the First Delegated Legislation Committee, what proportion of people responding to the survey hosted on the FRANK website said they were more likely to take a legal high having seen material on that website.
      (217164)
206 N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2014 to Question 216197, what personal information would be divulged by providing details about the number of Libyan service personnel who have been in receipt of military training in the UK that are being investigated for serious crimes and have also claimed political asylum in the UK.
      (217153)
207 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to make Syrian refugees who have relatives in the UK aware of the options for family reunification.
      (217214)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
208  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217359)
209  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217380)
210  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many members of her Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217401)
211  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217422)
212  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217443)
213  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217464)
214  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what direct support her Department has provided for the drafting of a new constitution in Yemen.
      (217493)
215  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what direct support her Department is providing to the government of Yemen on the formation and implementation of elections policy.
      (217510)
216  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what direct support her Department is providing to the government of Yemen on making economic reform plans.
      (217514)
217 N
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has provided to support women's organisations in Burma who document the sexual violence by the Burmese Army and assist survivors.
      (217169)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
218  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of members of the judiciary are (a) men and (b) women.
      (217287)
219  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of members of the judiciary are identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (217288)
220  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of inciting religious hatred in each of the last five years.
      (217289)
221  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of inciting racial hatred in each of the last five years.
      (217290)
222  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal cases have been brought against companies signed up to the Government's Think, Act, Report scheme since the launch of that scheme.
      (217291)
223  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217360)
224  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217381)
225  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217402)
226  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217423)
227  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217444)
228  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217465)
229 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average number of hours per week offenders in (a) youth custody institutions and (b) adult prisons were physically active in each year since 2010.
      (217230)
230 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the collection rate is for (a) fines, (b) prosecution costs, (c) compensation and (d) victims surcharge levied by each Local Criminal Justice Board in each of the last four years.
      (217172)
231 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison (a) riots and (b) acts of concerted indiscipline there were in each year since 2010.
      (217216)
232 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) adults and (b) juveniles in each local criminal justice board area were convicted of (i) violence against the person, (ii) sexual offences, (iii) robbery, (iv) burglary and (v) theft in each year between 2010 and 2014.
      (217273)
233  
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his contribution of 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 72, on the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, what estimate he has made of the number of applications for judicial review which were granted on minor technicalities since 2010.
      (217565)
234  
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 7 April 2014 to Question 190548, how much his Department has spent on first class (a) flight travel for Ministers and officials in each year since 2010 and (b) rail travel for Ministers and officials in 2014 to date.
      (217566)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
235  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217361)
236  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of her Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217382)
237  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of her Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217403)
238  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217424)
239  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217445)
240  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217466)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
241  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217362)
242  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217383)
243  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217404)
244  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217425)
245  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217446)
246  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217467)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
247 N
Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Scarborough and Whitby, has responded to the letter of 28 October 2014 from the Campaign for Better Transport; and if he will make a statement.
      (217170)
248 N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the benefit cost ratios are of each of the major road projects proposed in the Autumn Statement.
      (217276)
249  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217363)
250  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217384)
251  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217405)
252  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217426)
253  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217447)
254  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217468)
255 N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason variable speed limits of 60 mph were in force on the M1 motorway at 3.30 pm on 27 November 2014 when traffic flows northbound were relatively light; what measures are in place to prevent those operating the variable speed limits anticipating heavier traffic when, in fact, it does not materialise; and if he will make a statement.
      (216763)
256 N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedures are in force at the Highways Agency to ensure that no one person can impose a variable speed limit that is too low for the traffic conditions pertaining at the time; how and when such procedures are reviewed to ensure low speed limits do not remain in place longer than they need to; and if he will make a statement.
      (216764)
257 N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who at the Highways Agency, under whose authority, determines when to utilise variable speed limits; what mechanisms are in place to ensure that these speed limits are regularly reviewed so that they correspond to the needs of live traffic; and if he will make a statement.
      (216765)
258 N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that when variable speed limits on motorways are activated, the variable speed limit is not too low for the traffic conditions at the time; and if he will make a statement.
      (216766)
259  
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic (a) accidents and (b) fatalities there have been on the A14 in Suffolk involving drivers aged under 21 years in each year since 2005.
      (217322)
260  
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of penalty charge notices likely to be issued for failing to pay the charge at the Dartford River Crossing in the first year of operation of the Dart-Charge scheme and of the income likely to be generated from those notices.
      (217315)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
261  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217365)
262  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217386)
263  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217407)
264  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217428)
265  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217449)
266  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217470)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
267 N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2014 to Question 209041, when the final consultation on caste discrimination will be published.
      (217135)
268  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many members of the Government Equalities Office executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217356)
269  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many members of the Government Equalities Office's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217377)
270  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many members of the Government Equalities Office's executive board are disabled.
      (217398)
271  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many and what proportion of (a) the Government Equalities Office staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by the Government Equalities Office are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217419)
272  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many and what proportion of (a) the Government Equalities Office's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by the Government Equalities Office who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217440)
273  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many and what proportion of (a) the Government Equalities Office's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by the Government Equalities Office who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217461)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
274 N
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to protect sensitive information from being shared by performance measurement review officers when visiting a claimant who lives in shared accommodation.
      (217174)
275 N
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with MS have been awarded (a) personal independence payment and (b) the enhanced mobility award of personal independence payment to date.
      (217175)
276 N
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's guidance for Performance Measurement Review Officers on how to conduct a review.
      (217176)
277 N
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many performance measurement review officers his Department has employed.
      (217177)
278 N
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish or place in the Library a breakdown of personal independence payment by claimants' main disabling condition in a similar format to the information previously provided on disability living allowance claimants.
      (217178)
279 N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government has spent on legal fees on court proceedings relating to disabled people and the (a) under-occupancy penalty and (b) Independent Living Fund in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
      (217171)
280 N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal assistants are employed under the Independent Living Fund.
      (217199)
281 N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the closure of the Independent Living Fund on demand for the Access to Work scheme.
      (217274)
282  
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many businesses have applied to take on staff under the Youth Contract in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Barnsley Local Authority, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) the UK since the implementation of that policy.
      (217507)
283  
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people affected by the under-occupancy penalty in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK.
      (217509)
284  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people referred to the Work Programme at the latest date for which figures are available were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic group.
      (217303)
285  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who had achieved sustained employment through the Work Programme at the latest date for which figures are available were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic group.
      (217304)
286  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who have been subject to the under-occupancy penalty at the latest date for which figures are available were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic group.
      (217305)
287  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
      (217366)
288  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
      (217387)
289  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
      (217408)
290  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
      (217429)
291  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
      (217450)
292  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
      (217471)
293  
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Dundee East constituency are in receipt of incapacity benefit.
      (217543)
294  
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Dundee East constituency are in receipt of carer's allowance.
      (217544)
295  
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Dundee East constituency have been in receipt of employment and support allowance payments for more than one year.
      (217545)
296  
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency are in receipt of incapacity benefit.
      (217560)
297  
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency are in receipt of carer's allowance.
      (217561)
298  
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency have been in receipt of employment and support allowance payments for more than one year.
      (217562)
299  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Moray constituency are in receipt of incapacity benefit.
      (217540)
300  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Moray constituency are in receipt of carer's allowance.
      (217541)
301  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Moray constituency have been in receipt of employment and support allowance payments for more than one year.
      (217542)
302 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints his Department has received about the universal jobmatch service since November 2012.
      (217256)
303 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish the number of jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance claimants who have been subject to mandatory reconsideration.
      (217258)
304  
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has provided to each local authority in Scotland for the administration of housing benefit for (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.
      (217530)
305  
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects Universal Credit to be fully rolled out in Scotland.
      (217531)
306  
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department has determined the cost of housing benefit administration to local authorities in Scotland since 2010.
      (217532)
307  
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Perth and North Perthshire constituency are in receipt of incapacity benefit.
      (217546)
308  
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Perth and North Perthshire constituency are in receipt of carer's allowance.
      (217547)
309  
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Perth and North Perthshire constituency have been in receipt of employment and support allowance payments for more than one year.
      (217548)
Questions to the Attorney General
310  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, how many people were charged with inciting religious hatred in each of the last five years.
   [Transferred]  (217294)
311  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, how many people were charged with inciting racial hatred in each of the last five years.
   [Transferred]  (217295)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
312 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which UK universities have agreed a Prevent strategy with their local police force.
   [Transferred]  (217150)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
313  
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK have been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in the last three years; and how many such patients have been referred to palliative care.
   [Transferred]  (217492)
314  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of those aged 16 to 24 claiming jobseeker's allowance for 12 months or more were (a) white British and (b) any other ethnic group at the most recent date for which information is available.
   [Transferred]  (217344)
315  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of those aged 25 or over claiming jobseeker's allowance for 24 months or more were (a) white British and (b) any other ethnic group at the most recent date for which information is available.
   [Transferred]  (217345)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
316 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for public expenditure control of the conclusions of the NHS Five Year Forward View published in October 2014.
   [Question Unstarred]  (906528)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
317  
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many public sector sites have been (a) identified and (b) released for the purpose of new housing developments since 2010.
   [Transferred]  (217479)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
318  
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.113 of the Autumn Statement 2014, by what date he expects the consultation on the horse racing betting levy to be completed; and if he will make a statement.
   [Transferred]  (217330)
319  
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects negotiations between his Department, UKRep and the European Commission on extending the horse racing betting levy to online companies to conclude; and if he will make a statement.
   [Transferred]  (217332)
320  
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.113 of the Autumn Statement 2014, what assessment he has made of the consultation on the introduction of a horse racing betting levy for negotiations between his Department, UKRep and the European Commission on extending the existing horse racing betting levy to online companies; and if he will make a statement.
   [Transferred]  (217333)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
321 N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of young carers in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England.
   [Transferred]  (217263)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
322 N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of carers on zero-hours contracts.
   [Transferred]  (217260)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
323  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2014, what estimate he has made of the potential increase in the carbon emissions impact of the (a) construction and (b) annual use of the new roads announced in that Statement.
   [Transferred]  (217320)

Prepared 9th December 2014